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Sir William Parker
Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, GCB (1 December 1781 – 13 November 1866), was a Royal Navy officer. As a captain's servant he took part in the Battle of The Glorious First of June in June 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars and, as a captain, he participated in the capture of the French ships ''Marengo'' and ''Belle Poule'' at the action of 13 March 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. He was detached on an independent command on the Tagus in September 1831 with a mission to protect British interests during the Portuguese Civil War. As Commander-in-chief of the East Indies and China Station, he provided naval support at various actions between 1841 and 1842 during the First Opium War. Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet in February 1845, he was briefly (for a week) First Naval Lord in the First Russell ministry from 13 July 1846 to 24 July 1846 but gave up the role due to ill health before returning to his command with the Mediterran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almington
Almington is a small village in Staffordshire, England. It is about east-northeast of Market Drayton by road, to the northwest of the villages of Hales, Staffordshire, Hales and west of Blore Heath. Historically the manor and Almington Hall belonged to the William Pantulf, Pandulf family, and much later, the Broughton family. History Almington, also referred to as "Almentone", was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it belonged to the William Pantulf, Pantulf family. It is described as containing "3 hides "with appendages,” land for 6 ploughs, two acres of meadow and a wood two leagues long and one league wide (six miles by three miles)". The manor of Almington was larger than William Pandulf's Creswell, Staffordshire, Creswell, Derrington and Moddershall manors. In 1811, Samuel Lewis (publisher), Samuel Lewis stated that the township of Almington had a population of 340 people. In 1834, Peter Stray Broughton was stated to be the owner and lord of the manor of Almingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Wars
The Liberal Wars (), also known as the Portuguese Civil War (), the War of the Two Brothers () or Miguelite War (), was a war between liberal constitutionalists and conservative absolutists in Portugal over royal succession that lasted from 1828 to 1834. Embroiled parties included the Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese rebels, the United Kingdom, France, the Catholic Church, and Spain. Roots of the conflict The death of King John VI in 1826 created a dispute over royal succession. While Dom Pedro, the Emperor of Brazil, was the king's oldest son, his younger brother Miguel contended that Pedro had forfeited his claim to the throne by declaring Brazilian independence. Pedro briefly entitled himself Dom Pedro IV of Portugal. Neither the Portuguese nor the Brazilians wanted a unified monarchy; consequently, Pedro abdicated the Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, Maria, a child of 7. In April 1826, to settle the succession dispute, Pedro revised the first constitution of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Orion (1787)
HMS ''Orion'' was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy, launched at Deptford on 1 June 1787 to the design of the , by William Bately. She took part in all the major actions of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars under a series of distinguished captains. In 1794 she fought at the Glorious First of June under Captain John Thomas Duckworth. ''Orion'' was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels, East Indiamen, and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands. Later in 1795, Captain James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez, James Saumarez was appointed in command. Under Saumarez, ''Orion'' took part in the defeat of the French fleet at the Battle of Groix off Lorient on 22 June. In October 1795 ''Orion'' recaptured the merchantman , Atterbury, master, which had been among a number o vessels that a French frigate squadron had capt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Baron Of The Exchequer
The Chief Baron of the Exchequer was the first "baron" (meaning judge) of the English Exchequer of Pleas. "In the absence of both the Treasurer of the Exchequer or First Lord of the Treasury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it was he who presided in the equity court and answered the bar i.e. spoke for the court." Practically speaking, he held the most important office of the Exchequer of Pleas. The chief baron, along with the three puisne barons, sat as a court of common law, heard suits in the court of equity and settled revenue disputes. A puisne baron was styled "Mr Baron X" and the chief baron as "Lord Chief Baron X". From 1550 to 1579, there was a major distinction between the chief baron and the second, third and fourth puisne barons. The difference was in social status and education. All of the chief barons had been trained as lawyers in the inns of court. With the exception of Henry Bradshaw and Sir Clement Higham, both barristers-at-law, all of the chief barons w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Parker (judge)
Thomas Parker may refer to: Politicians * Thomas Parker (died 1570) (c. 1510–1570), for Norwich * Thomas Parker (died 1558) (by 1519–1558), MP for Cricklade * Thomas Parker (died 1580) (by 1527–1580), MP for East Grinstead * Thomas Parker (died 1663) (1595–1663), MP for Hastings, Seaford and Sussex * Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield (1666–1732), English Whig politician * Thomas Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield (1811–1896), British peer, formerly Conservative MP for Oxfordshire, 1837–1841 * Thomas Sutherland Parker (1829–1868), physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada * Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl of Macclesfield (1723–1795), British peer and politician Sportspeople * Thomas Parker (rugby league), Welsh rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s * Thomas Parker (rower) (1883–?), Australian rower * Thomas Parker (footballer) (1907–1964), English footballer * Thomas Parker (cricketer) (1845–1880), English-born New Zealand cricketer Others ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Amazon (1799) Pursuing Possible Belle Poule
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Amazon'', after the mythical female warriors. * was a 26-gun frigate, formerly the French ship ''Panthère'', built in 1744 and captured in 1745. She was sold in 1763. * was a 32-gun frigate launched in 1773 and broken up in 1794. * was a 36-gun frigate launched in 1795 at Rotherhithe. She ran aground and was lost in 1797 when and HMS ''Amazon'' defeated the in 1797. * was a 38-gun frigate launched in 1799 at Woolwich and broken up in 1817. * was a 46-gun frigate launched in 1821. She was converted to carry 24 guns in 1844 and sold in 1863. * was an wooden screw sloop launched in 1865 and sunk on 9 July 1866 in a collision in the English Channel. *, launched in 1908, was a destroyer stationed at Dover, England during the First World War. She was broken up in 1919. *, launched in 1926, was a prototype destroyer, the first new build for the Royal Navy after World War I. She served in the Second World War, and was broken up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Russell Ministry
Whig Lord John Russell led the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1846 to 1852. History Following the split in the Tory Party over the Corn Laws in 1846 and the consequent end of Sir Robert Peel's second government, the Whigs came to power under Lord John Russell. Sir Charles Wood became Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir George Grey Home Secretary and Lord Palmerston Foreign Secretary for the third time. One of the major problems facing the government was the Great Irish Famine (1845–1849), which Russell failed to deal with effectively. Another problem was the maverick Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston, who was eventually forced to resign in December 1851 after recognising the coup d'état of Louis Napoleon without first seeking royal approval. He was succeeded by Lord Granville, the first of his three tenures as Foreign Secretary. Palmerston thereafter successfully devoted his energies to bringing down Russell's government, leading to the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Sea Lord
The First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) is the military head of the Royal Navy and Naval Service of the United Kingdom. The First Sea Lord is usually the highest ranking and most senior admiral to serve in the British Armed Forces unless either the Chief or Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff are naval officers. Admiral Ben Key was appointed First Sea Lord in November 2021. Originally titled the "Senior Naval Lord to the Board of Admiralty" when the post was created in 1689, the office was re-styled "First Naval Lord" in 1771. The concept of a professional "First Naval Lord" was introduced in 1805, and the title of the office was changed to "First Sea Lord" on the appointment of Sir John Fisher in 1904. Since 1923, the First Sea Lord has been a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee; he now sits on the Defence Council and the Admiralty Board. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagus
The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see #Name, below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections, to empty into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon. Its Tagus Basin, drainage basin covers – exceeded in the peninsula only by the Douro. The river is highly used. Several dams and diversions supply drinking water to key population centres of central Spain and Portugal; dozens of hydroelectric stations create power. Between dams it follows a very constricted course, but after Castle of Almourol, Almourol, Portugal it has a wide alluvium, alluvial valley, floodplain, prone to flooding. Its mouth is a large estuary culminating at the major Port of Lisbon, port, and Portuguese capital, Lisbon. The source is specifically: in political geography, at the Fuente de García in the Frías de Albarracín municipality; in physical geography, within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 13 March 1806
The action of 13 March 1806 was a naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought when a British and a French squadron met unexpectedly in the mid-Atlantic. Neither force was aware of the presence of the other prior to the encounter and were participating in separate campaigns. The British squadron consisted of seven ships of the line accompanied by associated frigates, led by Rear-Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, were tasked with hunting down and destroying the French squadron of Contre-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Willaumez, which had departed Brest for raiding operations in the South Atlantic in December 1805, at the start of the Atlantic campaign of 1806. The French force consisted of one ship of the line and one frigate, all that remained of Contre-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Durand Linois' squadron that had sailed for the Indian Ocean in March 1803 during the Peace of Amiens. Linois raided British shipping lanes and harbours across the region, achieving limited success against und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Belle Poule (1806)
HMS ''Belle Poule'' was a Royal Navy fifth-rate frigate, formerly ''Belle Poule'', a of the French Navy that had been built by the Crucy family's shipyard at Basse-Indre to a design by Jacques-Noël Sané. She was launched on 17 April 1802, and saw active service in the East. In 1806 a British squadron under Sir John Borlase Warren captured her off La Palma in the Canary Islands. The Admiralty commissioned her into the Royal Navy as HMS ''Belle Poule''. She was sold in 1816. French Navy service In March 1803, she joined the fleet of Rear-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois, whose mission was to re-take the colonies of the Indian Ocean, given to English at the peace of Amiens. The fleet included the 74-gun ship of the line ''Marengo'', the frigates , ''Belle Poule'' and , troop ships, and transports with food and ammunition. On 15 June 1803 ''Belle Poule'' landed troops at Pondichéry in India. However, the French fleet left the next day and the troops surrendered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1795)
''Jean-Jacques Rousseau'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, active during the French Directory, French Consulate and First French Empire. Renamed ''Marengo'' in 1802, she took part in Linois' operations in the Indian Ocean before her capture by the Royal Navy. Career Construction of ''Jean-Jacques Rousseau'' began in September 1794 at Toulon, and she was launched on 21 July 1795. In October 1796, under Captain Racord, she was part of the Villeneuve's squadron that sailed from Toulon to Brest. On 2 December 1802, she was renamed to ''Marengo'', reflecting the political change away from the Revolutionary Republic inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau towards the advent of General Bonaparte. On 6 March 1803, she departed Brest as the flagship of a squadron under Admiral Linois, set to take possession of Pondicherry, which the Treaty of Amiens had attributed to France. The squadron also comprised the frigates ''Belle Poule'', ''Atalante'' and ''Sémillante'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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