from 1656 to 1657. Blake served under Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War and Anglo-Spanish War, and as the commanding Admiral of the State's Navy...
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diplomat Robert O. Blake Jr. (born 1957), American diplomat, son of above Robert Blake (admiral) (1598–1657), English admiral Robert Blake (Medal of...
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Museum. p. 139. ISBN 0-8147-5190-3. William Hepworth Dixon (1885). Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea: Based on Family and State Papers. Ballantyne...
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Robert Blake (admiral) (1598–1657) was an English general at sea, modernly reported as an admiral. Admiral Blake may also refer to: Geoffrey Blake (Royal...
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Maarten Tromp (redirect from Admiral Maarten Tromp)
ships prior. British Admiral Robert Blake had recently seized seven richly laden Dutch merchant ships, off the coast of Fairlight. Blake was now lying in...
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Battle of Dover (1652) (section England (Robert Blake))
escorted by 40 ships under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp and an English fleet of 25 ships under General-at-Sea Robert Blake. Prior to the battle, Oliver Cromwell...
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against a single division. On 3 June the English were joined by Admiral Robert Blake, but Tromp decided to try again a direct attack though his ships...
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abandon Évora and retreat across the border with heavy losses. Robert Blake (admiral) for developments in the Navy at the time British military history...
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gun-armed cruiser of the 20th century. She was named after Robert Blake, a 17th-century admiral who was the "Father of the Royal Navy". She was ordered and...
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Harold Henry Blake (1883–1960), British Army major general Joaquín Blake (1759–1827), Spanish Army captain general Robert Blake (admiral) (1598–1657)...
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acquired by Eversheds. He was said to be related to Admiral Robert Blake, of the Parliamentary navy. Blake was educated at a dame school in Brundall; King...
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The Blake Statue in Bridgwater, Somerset, England was unveiled in 1900 to commemorate naval commander Robert Blake. The hollow bronze life size sculpture...
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took note of these criticisms. In 1852 Dixon published a life of Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea, based on Family and State Papers. In 1854 he...
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Battle of Dungeness (section England (Blake))
Sea Robert Blake. After a council of war in which it was decided to avoid battle, the English promptly left their anchorage, sailing south. Blake may...
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HMS Blake in honour of General at Sea Robert Blake who was, until eclipsed by Horatio Nelson, the most famous British admiral. The first, HMS Blake (1808)...
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Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1677) 27 September – Robert Blake, admiral (died 1657) Mary Bankes, Royalist in the English Civil War, defender...
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Burrell as the builder/designer Dixon, William Hepworth (1852). Robert Blake, admiral and general at sea. London: Chapman and Hall. Lavery, Brian (2003)...
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408. Firth & Leslie 1925, p. 180. Dixon, William Hepworth (1852). Robert Blake, admiral and general at sea. London: Chapman and Hall. Firth, Charles Harding;...
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royal connections and its honouring the great republican hero, Robert Blake (admiral), after whom a House is named.[citation needed] Many members of...
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HMS Blake, named in honour of Admiral Robert Blake, was the lead ship of her class of protected cruiser that served in the Royal Navy from 1889 to 1922...
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20 April – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish treasure fleet under heavy fire at Santa Cruz...
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Robert Blake (August 17, 1894 – October 2, 1983) was a highly decorated major general in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was a recipient...
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The Blake Museum is in Bridgwater, Somerset, England at what is believed to be the birthplace of Robert Blake, General at Sea (1598–1657). Since April...
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of England under General at Sea Robert Blake was attacked by a fleet of the Dutch Republic under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp escorting merchant...
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Dixon, Hepworth (1885) [1852]. Robert Blake: Admiral and General at Sea. London: Chapman & Hall. OCLC 1431782. Gardiner, Robert (2013). The Sailing Frigate:...
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on Tokyo. The strike stuns the Imperial Japanese Navy and its commander Admiral Yamamoto. With hard evidence of the threat posed to the Japanese home islands...
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Sexton Blake is a fictional character, a detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893. Sexton...
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Laurence Hugh Frost (category United States Navy rear admirals (upper half))
to the NSA, "In 1962, when Vice Admiral Laurence Frost was unexpectedly transferred from his position" Gordon Blake was his replacement. After a final...
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new course when he decided to begin a career in directing. The director Blake Edwards often cast Loggia in his films in minor or supporting roles. These...
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(1654–60) which took place on 20 April 1657. An English fleet under Admiral Robert Blake penetrated the heavily defended harbour at Santa Cruz de Tenerife...
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