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This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (April 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) British Admirals. Britannia Viewing the Conquerors of the Seas, 1800 Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, formally ...
In 1321 Sir John de Beauchamp was also appointed Admiral of the South, North and West, effectively the English Navy's first Admiral of the Fleet. [32] The first Admiral to be granted a patent by the monarch was Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel as High Admiral of England, Ireland and Aquitaine given by King Richard II in 1385. [33]
Admiral of the Fleet (flag of England or union flag or royal standard if instructed to fly it or flag of the commonwealth of England to 1864) Admiral of the Red (plain red flag 1805 to 1864) Admiral of the White (plain white flag 1625 to 1705) Admiral of the White (St George flag 1702 to 1864) Admiral of the Blue (plain blue flag 1625 to 1864)
Office of Vice-Admiral of the Coast: being some account of that ancient office. Gale Ecco, Making Of Mode. ISBN 978-1240154067. Baugh, Daniel A. (2015). British Naval Administration in the Age of Walpole. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400874637. Blomfield, R. Massie (1912). "Naval Executive Ranks". The Mariner's Mirror. 2 (4): 106– 112.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 rearranged the political map of Europe and led to a series of wars with France that lasted well over a century. This was the classic age of sail; while the ships themselves evolved in only minor ways, technique and tactics were honed to a high degree, and the battles of the Napoleonic Wars entailed feats that would have been impossible for the fleets of the 17th ...
Led by the legendary British Admiral Horatio Nelson, the HMS Victory secured British freedom in 1805. ... The trireme, less an individual warship and more of a series of ships, heavily influenced ...
In the case of the courts abroad, a right of appeal lay back to the British Admiralty Court, which further reinforced this superiority. In all respects, the court was an Imperial court rather than a local Colonial court. North America. Vice-Admiral Carolina; Vice-Admiral Maryland; Vice-Admiral Massachusetts; Vice-Admiral New Hampshire
The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Great Britain: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 0-85052-835-6. Howarth, David (1980). The Dreadnoughts. Time Life. ISBN 978-0809427116. Hough, Richard (1969). Admiral of the Fleet: The Life of John Fisher. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1111875800. Hough, Richard (1992). Edward and Alexandra: Their Private And ...