Admiral Robert Blake

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Admiral Robert Blake was a pioneering 17th-century English naval commander who helped establish the foundations of British naval supremacy through his innovative tactics and major victories during the Commonwealth period.

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instanceOf admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ
allegiance Commonwealth of England ⓘ
Parliament of England ⓘ
burialNote remains later removed after the Restoration ⓘ
burialPlace Westminster Abbey ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) ⓘ
English Civil War ⓘ
First Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Commonwealth of England ⓘ
England ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1598-08-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1657-08-07 ⓘ
educatedAt Oxford University ⓘ
Wadham College, Oxford ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
familyName Blake ⓘ
fullName Robert Blake ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
hasMonument memorial in St Mary’s Church, Bridgwater ⓘ
statue in Bridgwater ⓘ
influenced Royal Navy doctrine ⓘ
knownFor blockade and relief operations ⓘ
command of Commonwealth navy ⓘ
innovative naval tactics ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
militaryBranch English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableAchievement codified early Articles of War for the navy ⓘ
helped establish foundations of British naval supremacy ⓘ
pioneered line-of-battle tactics in sailing warfare ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Dungeness ⓘ
Battle of Portland ⓘ
Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife ⓘ
Battle of Scheveningen ⓘ
Battle of the Gabbard ⓘ
notableWork development of naval tactics for the sailing navy ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bridgwater ⓘ
England ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ
placeOfDeath Devon ⓘ
England ⓘ
Plymouth ⓘ
positionHeld General at Sea ⓘ
linked to: Admiral of the Red

Member of Parliament for Bridgwater ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
servedUnder English Council of State ⓘ
Oliver Cromwell ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) → commander → Admiral Robert Blake ⓘ