Edward Hawke

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British politician Royal Navy admiral human

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

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British politician → Royal Navy admiral → human →
awardReceived	Knight of the Bath →
battle	Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) → Battle of Quiberon Bay →
burialPlace	St. Nicholas Church, North Stoneham →
conflict	Seven Years' War → War of the Austrian Succession →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfBirth	1705-02-21 →
dateOfDeath	1781-10-16 →
educatedAt	Westminster School NERFINISHED →
familyName	Hawke →
givenName	Edward →
influenced	development of British naval tactics in the 18th century →
knownFor	decisive victory at the Battle of Quiberon Bay → defeating the French fleet off Quiberon Bay in 1759 → strengthening British naval supremacy →
memberOf	Parliament of Great Britain → Privy Council of Great Britain →
militaryBranch	Royal Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral of the Fleet →
monarchServed	George II of Great Britain → George III of Great Britain →
nobleTitle	1st Baron Hawke → Baron Hawke →
notableWork	Battle of Quiberon Bay → Blockade of Brest →
occupation	admiral → naval officer → politician →
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented	Lymington → New Shoreham → Portsmouth →
partOf	British naval history →
placeOfBirth	London →
placeOfDeath	Sunbury-on-Thames →
positionHeld	First Lord of the Admiralty → Member of Parliament →
residence	Sunbury-on-Thames →
serviceEndYear	1760s →
serviceEntryYear	1720 →
sexOrGender	male →
shipCommanded	HMS Berwick → HMS Devonshire → HMS Royal George →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Quiberon Bay →	commander
HMS Namur →	notableCommander