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31 relations: Action at Barfleur, Barbados, Battle of Bantry Bay, Battle of Beachy Head (1690), Battle of Cádiz (1702), Battle of Vigo Bay, Cloudesley Shovell, Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, Council of war, England, Fordwich, George IV of the United Kingdom, George Rooke, Godfrey Kneller, Greenwich, Holborn, House of Lords, Jamaica, Jamaica Station, Kent, Mediterranean Sea, Newfoundland (island), Nine Years' War, Old Royal Naval College, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Portsmouth, Rear admiral (Royal Navy), Royal Navy, Spain, Vice admiral (Royal Navy), War of the Spanish Succession.
Action at Barfleur
This article deals in detail with the action on 19 May 1692.
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Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America.
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Battle of Bantry Bay
The Battle of Bantry Bay was a naval engagement fought on 11 May 1689 during the Nine Years' War.
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Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
The Battle of Beachy Head (Fr. Battle of Bévéziers) was a naval engagement fought on 10 July 1690 during the Nine Years' War.
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Battle of Cádiz (1702)
The Battle of Cádiz, fought in August/September 1702, was an Anglo-Dutch attempt to seize the southern Spanish port of Cádiz during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Battle of Vigo Bay
The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande, was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Cloudesley Shovell
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell (c. November 1650 – 22 October or 23 October 1707), was an English naval officer.
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Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth was a senior commander of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years.
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Council of war
A council of war is a term in military science that describes a meeting held to decide on a course of action, usually in the midst of a battle.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Fordwich
Fordwich is a very small town and a civil parish in east Kent, England, on the River Stour, northeast of Canterbury.
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George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.
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George Rooke
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650 – 24 January 1709) was an English naval officer.
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Godfrey Kneller
Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet (born Gottfried Kniller; 8 August 1646 – 19 October 1723), was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to English and British monarchs from Charles II to George I. His major works include The Chinese Convert (1687; Royal Collection, London); a series of four portraits of Isaac Newton painted at various junctures of the latter's life; a series of ten reigning European monarchs, including King Louis XIV of France; over 40 "kit-cat portraits" of members of the Kit-Cat Club; and ten "beauties" of the court of William III, to match a similar series of ten beauties of the court of Charles II painted by his predecessor as court painter, Sir Peter Lely.
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Greenwich
Greenwich is an area of south east London, England, located east-southeast of Charing Cross.
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Holborn
Holborn is a district in the London boroughs of Camden and City of Westminster and a locality in the ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London.
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House of Lords
The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.
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Jamaica Station
The Jamaica Station was a formation or command of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy stationed at Port Royal in Jamaica from 1655 to 1830.
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Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.
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Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa and on the east by the Levant.
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Newfoundland (island)
Newfoundland (Terre-Neuve) is a large Canadian island off the east coast of the North American mainland, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War (1688–97) – often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg – was a conflict between Louis XIV of France and a European coalition of Austria, the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, Spain, England and Savoy.
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Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as being of "outstanding universal value" and reckoned to be the "finest and most dramatically sited architectural and landscape ensemble in the British Isles".
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Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Placentia is a town located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador Canada, It consists of the "Argentia Industrial Park" and amalgamated communities of Townside, Freshwater, Dunville, and Jerseyside.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a port city in Hampshire, England, mainly on Portsea Island, south-west of London and south-east of Southampton.
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Rear admiral (Royal Navy)
Rear admiral (RAdm) is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.
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Spain
Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.
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Vice admiral (Royal Navy)
Vice admiral is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy and equates to the NATO rank code OF-8.
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War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a European conflict of the early 18th century, triggered by the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Graydon
