Edward Boscawen

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British politician Royal Navy admiral human

Edward Boscawen was an 18th-century British admiral renowned for his aggressive naval leadership during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Admiral Edward Boscawen 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Royal Navy admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
birthDate 1711-08-19 ⓘ
birthPlace Cornwall ⓘ
Tregothnan ⓘ
burialPlace Cornwall ⓘ
St Michael Penkivel ⓘ
commanded British fleet at Louisbourg ⓘ
British fleet off Cape Finisterre ⓘ
British fleet off Lagos, Portugal ⓘ
conflictRole naval commander ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1761-01-10 ⓘ
deathPlace Hatchlands Park ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ
electedIn Truro, Cornwall ⓘ
surface form: Truro
familyName Boscawen ⓘ
father Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth ⓘ
givenName Edward ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Honourable ⓘ
knownFor aggressive naval tactics ⓘ
command at the Battle of Lagos ⓘ
command at the Siege of Louisbourg ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral ⓘ
mother Charlotte Godfrey ⓘ
nickname Old Dreadnought ⓘ
nobleTitle The Honourable ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) ⓘ
Battle of Lagos ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Lagos (1759)

Siege of Louisbourg (1758) ⓘ
surface form: Capture of Louisbourg (1758)

Siege of Pondicherry (1748) ⓘ
parliamentaryTermEnd 1761 ⓘ
parliamentaryTermStart 1742 ⓘ
participantIn Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
positionHeld Admiral of the Blue ⓘ
Admiral of the White ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Truro ⓘ
residence Hatchlands Park ⓘ
Tregothnan ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1726 ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Frances Glanville ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Battle of Lagos → commander → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
Battle of Lagos → fleetCommander (British) → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral Edward Boscawen
Annus Mirabilis of 1759 → notableCommander → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral Edward Boscawen
subject surface form: Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran