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Siege Of Santo Domingo (1655)
The siege of Santo Domingo was fought between April23, 1655 and April30, 1655, at the Spanish Colony of Santo Domingo. A force of 2,400 Spanish troops led by Governor Don Bernardino Meneses y Bracamonte, Count of Peñalba successfully resisted a force of 13,120 soldiers led by General Robert Venables and 34 ships under Admiral Sir William Penn of the English Commonwealth. Background In 1655 the Commonwealth of England, under Oliver Cromwell, decided to declare war on Spain. Religious fanaticism played a role in this, as the puritans running the Commonwealth loathed the Catholicism of Spain. More practically, England had a large standing army with ambitious commanders and Cromwell wished to occupy them with a successful campaign, preferably far from home. In addition it was believed that war with Spain would be both easy and profitable. Command of an expedition to the Caribbean to capture Spanish colonies named the "Western Design" was given to General Robert Venables, with Adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60)
Anglo-Spanish War may refer to: * Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), including the Spanish Armada and the English Armada * Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630), part of the Thirty Years' War * Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660), part of the Franco-Spanish War * Portuguese Restoration War (1662–1668), English support for Portugal * War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1713), British support to Archduke Charles * War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) * Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) (1727–1729) * War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748), later merged into the War of the Austrian Succession * Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763), part of the Seven Years' War * Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783), linked to the American Revolutionary War * Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808), part of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars * The Spanish American wars of independence (1815–1832), British supporting role to the Decolonization of the Americas * First Carlist War (1833–1840), British support to Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Of London
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new Norman ruling class. The castle was also used as a prison from 1100 ( Ranulf Flambard) until 1952 ( Kray twins), although that was not its primary purpose. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. There were several phases of expansion, mainly un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Barry
Samuel Barry was Chief Justice of Jamaica in c. 1661-62. Cundall, Frank. (1915''Historic Jamaica''.London: Institute of Jamaica. pp. xviii-xix. He was then Governor of Surinam from 3 November 1667 to 1 February 1668. Barry was a captain in General James Heane James Heane, (29 December 1874 – 20 August 1954) was an Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general in the First World War. He retired in 1935 as a brigadier. Early life and career James Heane was born in Sydney, New South Wales, ...'s regiment at the Siege of Santo Domingo in April 1655. References Chief justices of Jamaica Year of birth missing Year of death missing 17th-century Jamaican judges {{Jamaica-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Heane (English General)
James Heane (died 1655) was a general serving in the Army of the Commonwealth of England. He was Governor of Jersey (1651–1654). Heane was an ardent Puritan. On 20 September 1651, the English Council of State appointed Colonel James Heane military commander of a force of 2,200 men commissioned with the task of taking Jersey. The General-at-Sea, Robert Blake, was appointed naval commander with a fleet of twelve warships and a further seventy ancillary ships. Heane commanded one of the regiments under command of General Robert Venables Robert Venables (ca. 1613–1687), was an English soldier from Cheshire, who fought for Parliament in the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and captured Jamaica in 1655. When the Anglo-Spanish War began in 1654, he was made joint comma ... which took part in the Western Design. Heane was killed during the Siege of Santo Domingo in April 1655. References {{Reflist New Model Army generals Roundheads 1655 deaths Anglo-Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS York (1654)
''Marston Moor'' was a 52-gun third rate frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ... built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Blackwall Yard, and launched in 1654. After the Restoration in 1660, she was renamed HMS ''York''. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns. ''York'' was wrecked in 1703. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 1650s ships Ships built by the Blackwall Yard Maritime incidents in 1703 Speaker-class ships of the line {{UK-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Gloucester (1654)
The frigate ''Gloucester'' (spelt ''Glocester'' by contemporary sources) is a third rate, commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS ''Gloucester'' after the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. The ship was ordered in December 1652, built at Limehouse in East London, and launched in 1654. The warship was conveying James Stuart, Duke of York (the future King James II of England) to Scotland, when on 6 May 1682 she struck a sandbank off the Norfolk coast, and quickly sank. The Duke was among those saved, but as many as 250 people drowned, including members of the royal party; it is thought that James's intransigence delayed the evacuation of the passengers and crew. The ''Gloucester'' participated in the British invasion of Jamaica (1655), and in the Battle of Lowestoft (3 June 1665). During 1666 she formed part of the fleet that attacked a Dutch convoy off Texel. She fought in the Four Days' Battle (14 June 1666) and also took part in the St. James's Day Battle (5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Dreadnought (1660)
HMS ''Dreadnought'' was a 52-gun third-rate ship of the line, in service with the Royal Navy from 1660 to 1690. The ship was originally launched in 1654 under the name ''Torrington'' for the navy of the Commonwealth of England. Her builder was shipwright Henry Johnson at Blackwall Yard, London. She was named for the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Torrington in 1646. She was renamed ''Dreadnought'' after the Restoration in 1660. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 62 guns. After an active career in both the Second Dutch War The Second Anglo-Dutch War or the Second Dutch War (4 March 1665 – 31 July 1667; nl, Tweede Engelse Oorlog "Second English War") was a conflict between England and the Dutch Republic partly for control over the seas and trade routes, w ... and Third Dutch War, ''Dreadnought'' foundered at sea in October 1690. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Goodsonn
Vice Admiral William Goodsonn (1610in or after 1680), also William Goodson, was an English naval officer. Early career William Goodsonn joined the Parliamentary cause during the Second English Civil War in 1647. During the First Anglo-Dutch War he was captain of the ''Entrance'' in the battle of Portland, 25 January 1663. He was a rear-admiral of the blue in the battles of June and July 1653. In the Anglo-Spanish War, he was vice-admiral under William Penn in 1654, and with him at attempt on Hispaniola, and capture of Jamaica in 1655. He took over command of the Jamaica Station after Penn went home. Goodsonn also took part in the Battle of the Dunes in 1658 (bombardment of the Spanish army by the English Navy to support the Anglo–French army). Operations in the Sound In November 1658 Goodsonn was appointed Commander of the English Baltic Fleet that instructed to transport General at Sea Sir George Ayscue who was being loaned to Sweden to assist in their naval operations a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Ship Henrietta Maria (1633)
''Henrietta Maria'' was a 42-gun second rank ship of the line of the English navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1633. In 1650, she was renamed ''Paragon'' whilst serving in the navy of the Commonwealth of England The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and e .... ''Paragon'' was lost in 1655. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the English navy Ships built in Deptford 1630s ships {{UK-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Swiftsure (1621)
HMS ''Swiftsure'' was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1621. She was rebuilt in 1654 at Woolwich by Christopher Pett as a 60-gun third rate ship of the line. She was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir William Berkeley at the Four Days' Battle against the Dutch in 1666. Berkeley led the van of the English fleet on the first day of the battle, 1 June, but outsailed his squadron into the midst of the Dutch, and was surrounded. After a fierce battle in which Berkeley was killed, ''Swiftsure'' was captured. The Dutch renamed her the ''Oudshoorn'' (70 cannon) and changed the quartergalleries to hide her identity. She fought in the Battle of Solebay The naval Battle of Solebay took place on 28 May Old Style, 7 June New Style 1672 and was the first naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War. The battle began as an attempted raid on Solebay port where an English fleet was anchored and lar ... in 1672 under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph De Barquier
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morrill (historian)
John Stephen Morrill (born 12 June 1946) is a British historian and academic who specialises in the political, religious, social, and cultural history of early-modern Britain from 1500 to 1750, especially the English Civil War. He is best known for his scholarship on early modern politics and his unique county studies approach which he developed at Cambridge. Morrill was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, and became a fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 1975. Early life and education Morrill was born on 12 June 1946 to William Henry Morrill and Marjorie (née Ashton). He was educated at Altrincham County Grammar, an all-boys grammar school in Cheshire. In 1964, he matriculated into Trinity College, Oxford, to study history. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1967, and a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1971. Academic career Morrill began his academic career with a number of short term appointments. For the 1970/71 academic year, he was Keasbey Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
