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.

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Edward Hawke canonical 5

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy ⓘ
surface form: Admiral of the Fleet
monarchServed George II of Great Britain ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George III of Great Britain
nobleTitle 1st Baron Hawke ⓘ
Baron Hawke ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
Brest blockade ⓘ
surface form: Blockade of Brest
occupation admiral ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Lymington ⓘ
New Shoreham ⓘ
Portsmouth ⓘ
partOf British naval history ⓘ
placeOfBirth London, England ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Battle of Quiberon Bay → commander → Edward Hawke ⓘ
HMS Namur → notableCommander → Edward Hawke ⓘ
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) → commander → Edward Hawke ⓘ
Baron Hawke → namedAfter → Edward Hawke ⓘ
1759 (Battle of Quiberon Bay) → commander → Edward Hawke ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Quiberon Bay