See also:

• EDWARD

EDWARD See also:

• EDWARD BOSCAWEN (1711-1761)

BOSCAWEN (1711-1761)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 19th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1711 . He was the third son of See also:

• HUGH
• HUGH, ST

Hugh, 1st See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount See also:

• FALMOUTH

Falmouth: He See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early entered the See also:

• NAVY

navy, and in 1739 distinguished himself at the taking of See also:

• PORTO

Porto See also:

• BELLO, ANDRES (1781–1865)

Bello, At the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• CARTAGENA, or CARTHAGENA

Cartagena, in See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1741, at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of a party of See also:

• SEAMEN, LAWS RELATING TO

seamen, he took a See also:

• BATTERY (Fr. batterie, from battles, to beat)

battery of fifteen 24-pounders, while exposed to the See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire of another fort . On his return to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in the following See also:

• YEAR

year he married, and entered See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament as member for See also:

• TRURO
• TRURO, THOMAS WILDE, 1ST BARON (1782-1855)

Truro . In 1744 he captured the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• FRIGATE

frigate " Medee," commanded by M. de Hocquart, the first See also:

• SHIP

ship taken in the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war . In May 1747 he signalized himself in the engagement off Cape Finisterre, and was wounded in the See also:

• SHOULDER (in O.E. sculder, cognate with Ger. Schulter, Dutch schouder, Swed. skuldra, &c; the root is unknown)

shoulder with a See also:

• MUSKET (Fr. mousquet, Ger. Muskete, &c.)

musket-See also:

• BALL (in Mid. Eng. bal; the word is probably cognate with " bale," Teutonic in origin, cf. also Lat. falls, and Gr. 7raXXa)
• BALL, JOHN (1585-1640)
• BALL, JOHN (1818-1889)
• BALL, JOHN (d. 1381)
• BALL, SIR ALEXANDER JOHN, BART
• BALL, THOMAS (1819- )

ball . Hocquart again became his prisoner, and the French See also:

• SHIPS

ships, ten in number, were taken . On the 15th of See also:

• JULY

July he was made See also:

• REAR

rear-admiral and See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief of the expedition to the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East Indies . On the 29th of July 1748 he arrived off Fort St See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David's, and soon after laid siege to See also:

• PONDICHERRY

Pondicherry; but the sickness of his men and the approach of the monsoons led to the raising of the siege . Soon afterwards he received See also:

• NEWS

news of the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace, and See also:

• MADRAS

Madras was delivered up to him by the French . In See also:

• APRIL

April 1750 he arrived in England, and was the next year made one of the lords of the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

Admiralty, and chosen an See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder See also:

• BROTHER

brother of the Trinity See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House . In See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1755 he was appointed See also:

• VICE

vice-admiral, and in April he intercepted the French See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron See also:

• BOUND, or BOUNDARY (from O. Fr. bonde, Med. Lat. bodena or butina, a frontier line)

bound to See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AMERICA

America, and took the " Alcide " and" Lys "of sixty-four guns each . Hoc-quart became his prisoner for the third See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time, and See also:

• BOSCAWEN, EDWARD (1711-1761)

Boscawen returned to Spithead with his prizes and 1500 prisoners .

For this exploit, he received the thanks of parliament . In 1758 he was appointed admiral of the See also:

• BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)

blue and commander-in-chief of the expedition to Cape See also:

• BRETON, BRITTON
• BRETON, JULES ADOLPHE

Breton, when, in See also:

• CONJUNCTION (from Lat. conjungere, to join together)

conjunction with See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General See also:

• AMHERST
• AMHERST, JEFFREY AMHERST, BARON (1717-1797)

Amherst, he took the fortress of See also:

• LOUISBURG

Louisburg, and the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of Cape Breton—services for which he again received the thanks of the House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons . In 1759, being appointed to command in the Mediterranean, he pursued the French See also:

• FLEET

fleet, commanded by M. de la See also:

• CLUE

Clue, and after a See also:

• SHARP, GRANVILLE (1735-1813)
• SHARP, JAMES (1618-1679)
• SHARP, JOHN (1645-1714)
• SHARP, RICHARD (1759-1835)
• SHARP, WILLIAM (1749-1824)
• SHARP, WILLIAM (1856-1905)

sharp engagement in See also:

• LAGOS

Lagos See also:

• BAY

Bay took three large ships and burnt two, returning to Spithead with his prizes and 2000 prisoners . The victory defeated the proposed concentration of the French fleet in See also:

• BREST

Brest to See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover an invasion of England . In See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 176o he was appointed general of the See also:

• MARINES (from Lat. mare, sea)

marines, with a See also:

• SALARY

salary of 3000 per annum, and was also sworn a member of the privy See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council . He died at his seat near See also:

• GUILDFORD

Guildford on the loth of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1761 .