Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, Vol. 8 of 8 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, Vol. 8 of 8 This able intrepid commander was the only son of Edward Hawke, Esq., a barrister of Lincoln´s Inn, and of Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Bladen, Esq., and widow of Colonel Ruthven. He was born in 1705; entered the Navy at an early age; and passed, by regular but not rapid gradations, to the rank of captain in the year 1734, when he commanded his Majesty´s ship the Flamborough. Although constantly employed, he found no opportunity of distinguishing himself until the memorable engagement in which Admirals Matthews, Lestock, and Rowley, commanded the British force against the combined fleets of France and Spain off Toulon. The personal animosity of the commanders, and the want of co-operation which it occasioned, thwarted the result which might have been reasonably expected from the battle. In the disgrace which was that day brought upon the fame of England Captain Hawke had no share. The Captain of El Poder, a Spanish sixty-gun ship of the line, had gallantly engaged the Princesa and Somerset, which, though each of superior force, were compelled to quit the line. Captain Hawke, who then commanded the Berwick, of seventy-four guns, observing their danger, broke the line, bore down upon their assailants, and, after a sharp conflict, the Poder was compelled to strike, and Captain Hawke sent a Lieutenant and twenty-three men to take possession of her. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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