Vice-Admiral John Benbow (10 March 1653 – 4 November 1702) was an English Royal Navy officer. He joined the Navy in 1678, seeing action against Barbary...
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John Benbow (1768–24 February 1855) was a Conservative politician who represented Dudley in the UK Parliament in the nineteenth century. He won his seat...
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John Benbow (c. 1681 – 17 November 1708) was an English traveller, who wrote an early account of Madagascar after running aground and being captured there...
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HMS Benbow was the third of four Iron Duke-class battleships of the Royal Navy, the third ship to be named in honour of Admiral John Benbow. Ordered in...
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Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Benbow, after Admiral John Benbow: HMS Benbow (1813) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, built...
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Treasure Island (redirect from The Benbow Inn)
identifies himself as "The Captain" starts to lodge at the rural Admiral Benbow Inn on England's Bristol Channel. He tells the innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins...
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HMS Benbow was a Victorian era Admiral-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named for Admiral John Benbow. Completed in 1888, Benbow spent the...
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Action of August 1702 (section Benbow's squadron)
to 25 August 1702 O.S. between an English squadron under Vice-Admiral John Benbow and a French under Admiral Jean du Casse, off Cape Santa Marta on the...
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psychologist Edwin Benbow (1895–1918), Royal Flying Corps ace John Benbow (1653–1702), Royal Navy admiral Katie Benbow, singer Kay Benbow (1961–2024), British...
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family of tunes later used for "Sam Hall", "Captain Kidd", and "Admiral John Benbow", which according to Roy Palmer was first printed in 1714. The English...
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two active volcanic cones, Benbow and Marum (also spelled Maroum). Mount Benbow was named after English Admiral John Benbow (1653–1702) by Captain Cook...
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Camilla Persson Benbow is a Swedish-born (Scania) American educational psychologist and a university professor. She studies the education of intellectually...
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Dockyard. They subleased the house from John Benbow, who was at the time renting the house from John Evelyn. John Evelyn did not meet with Peter. The Russian...
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Beyfus The election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election. Benbow's death caused a by-election. Hawkes resigned by accepting the office of...
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Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist (d. 1694) 1653 – John Benbow, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1702) 1656 – Giacomo Serpotta, Italian Rococo...
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Fromes Hill by William Benbow, a recent English convert to Mormonism. Benbow introduced Woodruff to his brother John Benbow, who was a member of the...
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and 'Fresh Meat' John Benbow, Admiral of the White, born in Shrewsbury Joe Hart, born in Shrewsbury, Celtic and England goalkeeper John Mytton, 'Mad Jack'...
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Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). p. 850. A portrait of John Benbow Esq. Admiral of the Fleet.engraved by William Henry Mote for Fisher's...
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Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala (1682–1702) (b. 1632) November 4 – John Benbow, English officer in the Royal Navy (b. 1653) November 5 – William Stanley...
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Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician and mathematician (b. 1625) 1702 – John Benbow, English admiral (b. 1653) 1704 – Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist...
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French had to hurry because a large English squadron, under Admiral John Benbow, was aware of the French presence and was looking for them. The battle...
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Vice-Admiral John Benbow, and in March 1702 Walton was appointed to command the 48-gun HMS Ruby. He then participated in the action of August 1702 under Benbow and...
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Sailing ship tactics (section Sir John Clerk of Eldin)
such as Thomas Cochrane and even members of the working-class, such as John Benbow. The first recorded mention of the use of a line of battle tactic is...
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Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (category Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge)
County Down and widow of Sir William Brooke, Russell briefly attended St John's College, Cambridge and joined the Royal Navy in 1666. Promoted to lieutenant...
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service. In November he was assigned to a naval squadron under Commodore John Benbow, which was equipped with bomb vessels and fireships and was ordered to...
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Preceded by John Benbow Member of Parliament for Dudley 1855–1857 Succeeded by Henry Brinsley Sheridan Preceded by Lord Robert Cecil John Inglis Member...
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admiral Lord Aubrey Beauclerk (1710–1741), Officer of the Royal Navy John Benbow (1653–1702), admiral George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800–1888)...
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others, but primarily on the journal of John Benbow, fellow sailor on the Degrave and son of Admiral Benbow. Benbow escaped to Fort Dauphin and sailed home...
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1704) March 10 – John Kettlewell, English clergyman (d. 1695) March 10 – John Benbow, English Royal Navy Admiral (d. 1702) March 21 – John Hampden (1653–1696)...
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18 days, two of the most influential members of the United Brethren, John Benbow and Thomas Knighton, were baptised. 30 days later, Woodruff had baptised...
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