Admiral Sir John Jervis

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British politician Royal Navy officer admiral human naval reformer

Admiral Sir John Jervis was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy officer and reformer best known for his decisive victory at the Battle of Cape St Vincent and for modernizing British naval discipline and tactics.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent	5
Admiral Sir John Jervis canonical	3
Admiral John Jervis	2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British politician ⓘ Royal Navy officer ⓘ admiral ⓘ human ⓘ naval reformer ⓘ
allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
awardReceived	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ
battle	American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American War of Independence Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ surface form: Seven Years’ War
birthDate	1735-01-09 ⓘ
birthPlace	Meaford Hall, Staffordshire, England ⓘ
causeOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate	1823-03-13 ⓘ
deathPlace	Brentwood, Essex ⓘ surface form: Rochetts, near Brentwood, Essex, England
familyName	Jervis ⓘ
givenName	John ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Admiral ⓘ Sir ⓘ
influenced	Horatio Nelson ⓘ Royal Navy officer corps ⓘ
knownFor	command in the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ reforming Royal Navy discipline ⓘ strict enforcement of naval regulations ⓘ victory at the Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ
memberOf	House of Commons of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank	Admiral ⓘ Admiral of the Fleet ⓘ
monarchServed	George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: George III
nobleTitle	Earl of St Vincent ⓘ
notableWork	improvement of gunnery and seamanship standards ⓘ introduction of stricter fleet discipline ⓘ modernization of British naval administration ⓘ reform of Royal Navy discipline and tactics ⓘ reorganization of Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ support for coppering of Royal Navy hulls ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituency	Launceston ⓘ Rochester ⓘ Yarmouth, Isle of Wight ⓘ surface form: Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)
placeOfBurial	St Mary’s Church, Rochetts, Essex, England ⓘ
positionHeld	Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet ⓘ Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ
serviceEnd	1807 ⓘ
serviceStart	1749 ⓘ

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

British Channel Fleet → notableCommander → Admiral Sir John Jervis ⓘ

Battle of Cape St Vincent → BritishCommander → Admiral Sir John Jervis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiral John Jervis

Gulf St Vincent → namedAfter → Admiral Sir John Jervis ⓘ