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Sampson Michell
Sampson Michell (1755–1809) was a British Royal Navy officer who left and became an Admiral and Commander of the Brazilian Navy. Life He was born in Truro in 1755 the son of Dr Thomas Michell MD (1726-1811) a "fox-hunting squire" in Cornwall, and his wife Jane Sprey (1728-1759). His mother died when he was only four. His paternal uncle appears to have been Admiral Reynell Michell and he chose ro join the Royal Navy. He joined Admiral Howe's fleet as a lieutenant in August 1778. In 1790 he was serving as a lieutenant on the impressive 98-gun HMS Saint George under Sir George Collier. He left the Royal Navy in 1790 (with consent of the Royal Navy) to join the Portuguese navy and initially lived in Lisbon with his family. He left Portugal when the French invaded in 1807 and after a brief time back in Cornwall Accompanied the King of Portugal in his exile to Brazil where he was given the rank of Admiral and stationed in Rio de Janeiro. He formed part of the flotilla contain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Thomas Michell
Frederick Thomas Michell KCB (1788–1873) was a British commander in the Royal Navy. He was also Mayor of Totnes from 1855 to 1858. Life He was born on 8 April 1788 in Exeter the son of Admiral Sampson Michell (1755-1809) and his wife Anne Shears (1755-1838). He was christened on 19 April at All Hallows on the Wall in Exeter (demolished in 1939). His younger brother was Charles Collier Michell. In April 1800 he joined the Royal Navy. He trained at the Royal Navy Academy in Portsmouth 1800 to 1803. He then served in the Channel, African coast and Mediterranean on HMS ''Eurydice'' as a midshipman. In 1805 in the latter he helped to capture the 6 gun Spanish privateer "Mestuo le Solidad" under Captain William Hoste. In 1806 he joined HMS ''Termagant'' and the newly-launched HMS ''Ocean'' under Lord Collingwood. He became a Lieutenant in May 1807 on HMS Ocean and soon after moved to HMS ''Active''. In 1808 he was noted for his gallantry in the attack on the 16-gun brig- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy Officers
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People From Truro
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1809 Deaths
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1755 Births
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Benjamin Wood (MP)
Benjamin Wood (1787 – 13 August 1845) was a British Whig politician. Life He was born in Tiverton, Devon the son of William Wood. Wood became a Whig MP for Southwark at a by-election in 1840—caused by the resignation of Daniel Whittle Harvey—and held the seat until his death at Eltham Lodge in Kent in 1845. He is buried in Cressing in Essex. Family In October 1815 in Kenwyn in Cornwall, he married Anna Marie Michell (1791-1889) daughter of Admiral Sampson Michell and sister of Admiral Frederick Thomas Michell and Charles Collier Michell Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Collier Michell, Royal Guelphic Order, KH (29 March 1793 in Exeter – 28 March 1851 in Eltham, London), later known as Charles Cornwallis Michell, was a British soldier, first surveyor-general in the British Cape Colon .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Benjamin UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies 1787 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Evelyn Wood
Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, (9 February 1838 – 2 December 1919) was a British Army officer. After an early career in the Royal Navy, Wood joined the British Army in 1855. He served in several major conflicts including the Indian Mutiny where, as a lieutenant, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour in the face of the enemy that is awarded to British and Imperial forces, for rescuing a local merchant from a band of robbers who had taken their captive into the jungle, where they intended to hang him. Wood further served as a commander in several other conflicts, notably the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, the Anglo-Zulu War, the First Boer War and the Mahdist War. His service in Egypt led to his appointment as Sirdar where he reorganised the Egyptian Army. He returned to Britain to serve as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Aldershot Command from 1889, as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1893 and as Adjutant General from 1897. His last a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Page Wood Baronets
The Wood, later Page Wood Baronetcy, of Hatherley House in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 December 1837 for Matthew Wood, Lord Mayor of London from 1815 to 1817 and Whig Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1817 to 1843. The fifth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Page. Two other members of the family have also gained distinction. William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1868 to 1872, was the second son of the first Baronet while Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood was the fifth son of the second Baronet. Also, Katharine O'Shea, known for her relationship with Charles Stewart Parnell, was the daughter of the second Baronet. The theosophist and political activist Annie Besant (born Annie Wood), was the great-granddaughter of the 1st Baronet's father. The 1st Baronet was descended from the Wood family of Hareston in the parish of Brixton in Devon, which the fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Caroline Wood
Lady Emma Caroline Wood (15 January 1802 – 15 December 1879) was a British novelist and artist. She wrote more than a dozen novels, at least one under the pen name C. Sylvester. Life and career Emma Caroline Mitchell was born on , in Portugal. She was the youngest daughter of Admiral Sampson Michell, a British Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Navy. Initially she was raised in Lisbon, but when Invasion of Portugal (1807), Napoleon invaded Portugal in 1807, Admiral Mitchell left his family in Truro, England and sailed with the Portuguese royal family to Brazil, where he died in 1809. In 1820, she married the Rev. John Page Wood, later 2nd Baronet. Thanks to the influence of his father, Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet, Emma Wood briefly served as Lady of the Bedchamber to Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Caroline before her death in 1821. Emma Wood had 13 children, including novelists Emma Barrett-Lennard and Anna Caroline Steel, Field Marshal E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Collier Michell
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Collier Michell, KH (29 March 1793 in Exeter – 28 March 1851 in Eltham, London), later known as Charles Cornwallis Michell, was a British soldier, first surveyor-general in the Cape, road engineer, architect, artist and naturalist. Early life He was son to Admiral Sampson Michell and his wife Anne Shears. His eldst brother was Admiral Frederick Thomas Michell. He was named after Admiral George Collier his father's commanding officer at the time. Born in Exeter, Devon, and called Charles Cornwallis Michell later in his life because of the proximity to Cornwall of his birthplace, Michell was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1809. He headed a brigade at the battles of Vittoria and Toulouse, took part in Waterloo and was appointed teacher of military drawing at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst on 24 March 1824 and professor of military fortification at Woolwich on 25 December 1825 and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Moore (Royal Navy Officer)
Admiral Sir Graham Moore, (1764–1843) was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he took part in the Great Siege of Gibraltar during the American Revolutionary War. As captain of the frigate , he took part in the Battle of Tory Island in October 1798, capturing the two days later, during the French Revolutionary Wars. He went on to be First Naval Lord, then Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, and finally, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth. He was the younger brother of General Sir John Moore. Naval career Moore was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Jean Simson and John Moore, doctor and author. He entered the Navy in 1777 at the age of 13. He was promoted to lieutenant on 8 March 1782 to serve aboard , taking part in the relief of Gibraltar under Lord Howe, and the subsequent battle of Cape Spartel in October. During the peace he travelled through France, but was recalled to serve aboard , , and then , the flagship of Sir Richard Hughes on the North American Stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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