See also:

• SIR

SIR JAHLEEL See also:

• SIR JAHLEEL BRENTON (1770-1844)

BRENTON (1770-1844)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in Rhode See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island, U.S.A., on the 22nd of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1770 . He was the son of See also:

• REAR

Rear-Admiral Jahleel See also:

• BRENTON, SIR JAHLEEL (1770-1844)

Brenton (1729–1802), who belonged to a loyalist See also:

• FAMILY

family which suffered the loss of most of its See also:

• PROPERTY

property in the insurrection of the See also:

• AMERICAN

American colonies . He was a See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in the British See also:

• NAVY

navy when the See also:

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

war began, and emigrated with his family to the See also:

• MOTHER

mother See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country . Three of the sons entered the navy—Jahleel (the eldest), See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain See also:

• EDWARD

Edward See also:

• PELHAM
• PELHAM, HENRY (1696-1754)
• PELHAM, HENRY FRANCIS (1846-1907)

Pelham Brenton (1774–1839), and See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James See also:

• WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL (1823— )
• WALLACE, LEWIS [LEW] (1827—1905)
• WALLACE, SIR RICHARD
• WALLACE, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1270-1305)
• WALLACE, WILLIAM (1768-1843)
• WALLACE, WILLIAM (1844-1897)
• WALLACE, WILLIAM VINCENT (1814-1865)

Wallace Brenton, who was killed See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young in 1799 when attacking a See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish See also:

• PRIVATEER

privateer near See also:

• BARCELONA

Barcelona in the boats of the " See also:

• PETREL

Petrel," of which he was lieutenant . Jahleel went to See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea first with his See also:

• FATHER

father in 1781, and on the return of See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace was sent to the "maritime school " at See also:

• CHELSEA

Chelsea . He served in the peace before the beginning of the war in 1793, and passed his examination as lieutenant, but seeing no See also:

• CHANCE (through the O. Fr. cheance, from the Late Lat. cadentia, things happening, from cadere, to fall out, happen; cf. " case ")

chance of employment went with other See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• OFFICERS

officers to serve in the See also:

• SWEDISH

Swedish navy against the Russians . In 1790 he received his See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission and returned See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home . Till 1799 he served as lieutenant, or acting See also:

• COMMANDER

commander, mostly under See also:

• EARL

Earl St See also:

• VINCENT (or VINCENTIUS), ST
• VINCENT, GEORGE (1796-1831?)
• VINCENT, MARY ANN (1818-1887)

Vincent, and was See also:

• PRESENT

present in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle from which the admiral received his See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title . As commander of the " Speedy " brig he won much distinction in actions with Spanish gunboats in the Straits of See also:

• GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar . In 'Soo he reached the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of See also:

• POST

post-captain, and had the See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune to serve as See also:

• FLAG (or " FLAGGE," a common Teutonic word in this sense, but apparently first recorded in English)

flag-captain to See also:

• SIR

Sir James (afterwards See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord) See also:

• SAUMAREZ, JAMES SAUMAREZ

Saumarez in the See also:

• ACTION

action at See also:

• ALGECIRAS, or ALGEZIRAS

Algeciras, and in the Straits in 18or . During the peace of See also:

• AMIENS

Amiens he married See also:

• MISS

Miss See also:

• STEWART, ALEXANDER TURNEY (1803-1876)
• STEWART, BALFOUR (1828-1887)
• STEWART, CHARLES (1778–1869)
• STEWART, DUGALD (1753-1828)
• STEWART, J
• STEWART, JOHN (1749—1822)
• STEWART, JULIUS L
• STEWART, SIR DONALD MARTIN (1824–19o0)
• STEWART, SIR HERBERT (1843—1885)
• STEWART, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1540—c. 1605)
• STEWART, STUART
• STEWART, WILLIAM (c. 1480-c. 1550)

Stewart, a See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

lady belonging to a loyalist family of Nova See also:

• SCOTIA (Gr. o'Karca, shadow or darkness)

Scotia . After the renewal of the war he commanded a See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession of frigates .

In 1803 he had the misfortune to be wrecked on the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, and remained for a 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 in See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison, where his wife joined him . Having been exchanged he was named to another See also:

• SHIP

ship . His most brilliant action was fought with a flotilla of Franco-Neapolitan vessels outside of See also:

• NAPLES
• NAPLES (Ital. Napoli, and Lat. Neapolis)
• NAPLES, KINGDOM OF

Naples in May 1801 . He was severely wounded, and See also:

• MURAT, JOACHIM (1767—1815)

Murat, then See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of Naples, praised him effusively . He was made a See also:

• BARONET

baronet in 1812 and K.C.B. in 1815 . After his recovery from his See also:

• WOUND (O. Eng. wund,connected with a Teutonic verb, meaning to strive, fight, suffer, seen in O. Eng. winnan, whence Eng. " win ")

wound he was unable to See also:

• BEAR
• BEAR, BLACK
• BEAR, BROWN
• BEAR, GRIZZLY
• BEAR, ISABELLINE
• BEAR, WHITE

bear sea service, but was made See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner of the dockyard at See also:

• PORT

Port Mahon, and then at the Cape, and was afterwards lieutenant-See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• GREENWICH

Greenwich See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital till 1840 . He reached flag rank in 183o . In his later years he took an active See also:

• PART

part in philanthropic See also:

• WORK

work, in association with his See also:

• BROTHER

brother, Captain E . P . Brenton, who had seen much service but is best remembered by his writings on naval and military See also:

• HISTORY

history, Naval History of See also:

• GREAT

Great See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain from the See also:

• YEAR

Year 1783 to 1822 (1823), and The See also:

• LIFE

Life and See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

Correspondence of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John, Earl of St Vincent (1838) . A Memoir of the Life and Services of See also:

• VICE

Vice-Admiral Sir Jahleel Brenton, based on his own papers, was published in 1846 by the Rev . See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry See also:

• RAIKES, ROBERT (1735–18,x)

Raikes, and reissued by the admiral's son, Sir L .

C . L . Brenton, in 1855 . (D .