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.

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Label Occurrences
Edward Boscawen canonical 10
Admiral Edward Boscawen 3
Edward Boscawen (admiral) 1

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 ⓘ

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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
Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station → notableCommander → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran → opponentCommander → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
subject surface form: Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Annus Mirabilis of 1759 → notableCommander → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral Edward Boscawen
Siege of Louisbourg (1758) → commander → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
Boscawen → hasNotableBearer → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
Hatchlands Park → originalClient → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral Edward Boscawen
Siege of Pondicherry (1748) → commander → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
Old Dreadnought → refersTo → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth → father → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth → relative → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edward Boscawen (admiral)
Charlotte Godfrey → child → Edward Boscawen ⓘ
Frances Glanville → spouse → Edward Boscawen ⓘ