Admiral Sir John Leake
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Admiral Sir John Leake was a prominent early 18th-century Royal Navy officer and commander who played key roles in the War of the Spanish Succession and in defending Britain against Jacobite threats.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Admiral Sir John Leake canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British military commander
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Royal Navy officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Dunstan's Church, Stepney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Jacobite rising of 1715
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Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Grand Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1656-07-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1720-08-21 ⓘ |
| father | Richard Leake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Defence of Gibraltar
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Naval victories against France and Spain ⓘ Operations against Jacobite threats by sea ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral of the Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Queen Anne of Great Britain
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William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Cabrita Point (1705)
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Battle of Malaga (1704) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vigo Bay (1702) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Battle of Cabrita Point (1705)
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Capture of Gibraltar (1704) NERFINISHED ⓘ Operations in the Mediterranean during the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ Relief of Barcelona (1706) NERFINISHED ⓘ Relief of Londonderry by sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
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politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1715 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1708 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Rotherhithe NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Greenwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
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Commander-in-Chief, North Sea Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament for Rochester ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1712 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1670 ⓘ |
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