Sir Edward Hawke

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Sir Edward Hawke was an 18th-century British admiral best known for his decisive naval victory over the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the Seven Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Royal Navy admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
awardReceived Knight of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate 1705-02-16 ⓘ
birthPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
burialPlace St Nicolas Church, North Stoneham ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
child Martin Bladen Hawke ⓘ
linked to: Martin Hawke
citizenship British ⓘ
commanded British fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
createdTitle Baron Hawke of Towton ⓘ
dateOfTitleCreation 1776 ⓘ
deathDate 1781-10-16 ⓘ
deathPlace Sunbury-on-Thames ⓘ
endTime 1771 ⓘ
engagement Second Battle of Cape Finisterre ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
influenced British naval tactics ⓘ
knownFor decisive victory over the French at the Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet ⓘ
monarchServed George II ⓘ
George III ⓘ
name Edward Hawke ⓘ
linked to: Sir Edward Hawke
nobleTitle Baron Hawke ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Portsmouth ⓘ
partOf British naval leadership during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth ⓘ
promotedToRearAdmiral 1747 ⓘ
residence Sunbury-on-Thames ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1720 ⓘ
spouse Catherine Brooke ⓘ
startTime 1756 ⓘ
victory Second Battle of Cape Finisterre ⓘ

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Annus Mirabilis of 1759 → notableCommander → Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
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Raid on Rochefort (1757) → commander → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
Raid on Rochefort (1757) → navalCommander → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
Hawke's Bay Region → namedAfter → Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke ⓘ
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Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) → navalCommander → Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
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Hawke → hasNotableBearer → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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Baron Hawke → createdFor → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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Sir Edward Hawke → name → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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Battle of Quiberon Bay → commanderSide → Edward Hawke – British fleet ⓘ
subject linked to: 1759 (Battle of Quiberon Bay)
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HMS Royal George → flagshipOf → Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
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HMS Royal George → notableCommander → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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HMS Berwick → notableAssociation → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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HMS Berwick → notableAssociation → Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
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HMS Berwick → associatedPerson → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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HMS Devonshire → associatedWith → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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HMS Devonshire → navalRankAssociated → Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
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English navy → notableCommander → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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Descent on Rochefort → commander → Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
Descent on Rochefort → fleetCommander → Admiral Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
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British coastal raids campaign in the Seven Years' War → commandedBy → Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
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North American Station → notableCommander → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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1st Viscount Keppel → servedUnder → Admiral Edward Hawke ⓘ
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Atlantic theatre of the Seven Years' War → commanders → Edward Hawke ⓘ
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