Sir Edward Hawke

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British politician Royal Navy admiral human

Sir Edward Hawke was an 18th-century British admiral best known for his decisive naval victory over the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the Seven Years' War.

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Label Occurrences
Edward Hawke 8
Admiral Edward Hawke 5
Sir Edward Hawke canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Royal Navy admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
awardReceived Knight of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate 1705-02-16 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace St. Nicholas Church, North Stoneham ⓘ
surface form: St Nicolas Church, North Stoneham
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
child Martin Hawke ⓘ
surface form: Martin Bladen Hawke
citizenship British ⓘ
commanded Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
surface form: British fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
createdTitle Baron Hawke of Towton ⓘ
dateOfTitleCreation 1776 ⓘ
deathDate 1781-10-16 ⓘ
deathPlace Sunbury-on-Thames ⓘ
endTime 1771 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of Cape Finisterre
era 18th century ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
influenced British naval tactics ⓘ
knownFor decisive victory over the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet ⓘ
monarchServed George II of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: George II

George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George III
name Sir Edward Hawke self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Edward Hawke
nobleTitle Baron Hawke ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Portsmouth ⓘ
partOf British naval leadership during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth ⓘ
promotedToRearAdmiral 1747 ⓘ
residence Sunbury-on-Thames ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1720 ⓘ
spouse Catherine Brooke ⓘ
startTime 1756 ⓘ
victory Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of Cape Finisterre

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans → opponent → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
Annus Mirabilis of 1759 → notableCommander → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral Edward Hawke
Raid on Rochefort (1757) → commander → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
Raid on Rochefort (1757) → navalCommander → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
Hawke's Bay Region → namedAfter → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) → navalCommander → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral Edward Hawke
Hawke → hasNotableBearer → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke
Baron Hawke → createdFor → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke
Sir Edward Hawke → name → Sir Edward Hawke self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke
1759 (Battle of Quiberon Bay) → commanderSide → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Quiberon Bay
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke – British fleet
HMS Royal George → flagshipOf → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral Edward Hawke
HMS Royal George → notableCommander → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke
HMS Berwick → notableAssociation → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke
HMS Berwick → notableAssociation → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral Edward Hawke
HMS Berwick → associatedPerson → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke
HMS Devonshire → associatedWith → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke
HMS Devonshire → navalRankAssociated → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral Edward Hawke
English navy → notableCommander → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Hawke