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36 relations: Admiralty Board, American Revolutionary War, Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, Battle of Bishops Court, Battle of Ushant (1778), Belfast, Busse, Commander, English Channel, François Thurot, HMS Actaeon (1757), HMS Dorsetshire (1757), HMS Pallas (1757), HMS Vengeance (1774), Irish House of Commons, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kinsale, Leicestershire, Lieutenant (navy), Lunatic asylum, Master (naval), Midshipman, Navy Board, Ostend, Post-captain, Privateer, Quiberon Bay, Rear admiral (Royal Navy), Rector (ecclesiastical), Royal Navy, Saint-Malo, Seven Years' War, Ship commissioning, Toulon, Ushant, War of the Austrian Succession.
Admiralty Board
The Admiralty Board is the body established under the Defence Council of the United Kingdom for the administration of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom.
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, PC (25 April 17252 October 1786) was a British Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1755 to 1782. He saw action in command of various ships, including the fourth-rate, during the War of the Austrian Succession. He went on to serve as Commodore on the North American Station and then Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station during the Seven Years' War.
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Battle of Bishops Court
The Battle of Bishops Court, also known as The Defeat of Thurot, was a naval engagement that took place 28 February 1760, during the Seven Years' War, between three British ships and three French ships.
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Battle of Ushant (1778)
The Battle of Ushant (also called the First Battle of Ushant) took place on 27 July 1778, and was fought during the American Revolutionary War between French and British fleets west of Ushant, an island at the mouth of the English Channel off the westernmost point of France.
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Belfast
Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.
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Busse
Busse is a surname.
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Commander
Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many armies.
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English Channel
The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.
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François Thurot
François Thurot (22 July 1727 at Nuits-Saint-Georges near Dijon in eastern France – 28 February 1760 off the Isle of Man) was a French privateer, merchant naval captain and smuggler who raided British shipping during the Seven Years' War.
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HMS Actaeon (1757)
HMS Actaeon was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
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HMS Dorsetshire (1757)
HMS Dorsetshire was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, amended in 1754, and launched on 13 December 1757.
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HMS Pallas (1757)
HMS Pallas was one of the three 36-gun fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy.
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HMS Vengeance (1774)
HMS Vengeance was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 June 1774 at Rotherhithe. By 1780, she was at the island of Martinique, and was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Lucia in the Great Hurricane of 1780 but recovered and made her way to Portsmouth to be repaired.
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Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800.
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Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800.
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Kinsale
Kinsale is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland.
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Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.
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Lieutenant (navy)
LieutenantThe pronunciation of lieutenant is generally split between,, generally in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth countries, and,, generally associated with the United States.
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Lunatic asylum
The lunatic asylum, insane asylum or mental asylum was an institution where people with mental illness were confined.
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Master (naval)
The master, or sailing master, is a historical rank for a naval officer trained in and responsible for the navigation of a sailing vessel.
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Midshipman
A midshipman is an officer of the lowest rank in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies.
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Navy Board
The Navy Board (formerly known as the Council of the Marine or Council of the Marine Causes) was the commission responsible for the day-to-day civil administration of the Royal Navy between 1546 and 1832.
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Ostend
Ostend (Oostende,; Ostende; Ostende; Ostende, literally "East End") is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
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Post-captain
Post-captain, post captain, or postcaptain is an obsolete alternative form of the rank of captain in the Royal Navy.
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Privateer
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.
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Quiberon Bay
Quiberon Bay (Baie de Quiberon,; Bae Kiberen) is an area of sheltered water on the south coast of Brittany.
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Rear admiral (Royal Navy)
Rear admiral (RAdm) is a flag officer rank of the Royal Navy.
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Rector (ecclesiastical)
A rector is, in an ecclesiastical sense, a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
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Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo (Gallo: Saent-Malô) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
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Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas.
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Ship commissioning
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning.
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Toulon
Toulon (Tolon, Touloun) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base.
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Ushant
Ushant (Eusa,; Ouessant) is a French island at the southwestern end of the English Channel which marks the westernmost point of metropolitan France.
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War of the Austrian Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
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References
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