See also:

• BART, JEAN (1651-1702)

BART See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

PHILIP BOWES See also:

• VERE
• VERE, SIR FRANCIS (1560-1609)

VERE See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BART SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE BROKE

BROKE  . (1776-1841), See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• REAR

rear-See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

Broke See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

Hall, near See also:

• IPSWICH

Ipswich, on the 9th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1776, a member of an old See also:

• SUFFOLK
• SUFFOLK, CHARLES BRANDON, 1ST DUKE OF (c. 1484–'545)
• SUFFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SUFFOLK, THOMAS HOWARD, 1ST EARL OF (1561-1626)
• SUFFOLK, WILLIAM DE LA POLE

Suffolk See also:

• FAMILY

family . Entering the See also:

• NAVY

navy in See also:

• JUNE

June 1792, he saw active service in the Mediterranean from 1793 to 1795, and was with the British See also:

• FLEET

fleet at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Cape St See also:

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

Vincent, 1797 . In 1798 he was See also:

• PRESENT

present at the defeat and See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of the See also:

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

French See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron off the See also:

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

north See also:

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

coast of See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . From 1799 to 18os he served with the North 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 fleet, and in the latter See also:

• YEAR

year was made See also:

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

captain . Unemployed for the next four years, he commanded in 1805 a See also:

• FRIGATE

frigate in the See also:

• ENGLISH

English and Irish Channels . In 18o6 he was appointed to the command of the " See also:

• SHANNON
• SHANNON, CHARLES HAZELWOOD (1865- )
• SHANNON, JAMES JEBUSA (1862- )

Shannon," 38-See also:

• GUN

gun frigate, remaining afloat, principally in the See also:

• BAY

Bay of See also:

• BISCAY (Vizcaya)
• BISCAY, BAY OF (Fr. Golfe de Gascogne; Sp. Golfo de Vizcaya)

Biscay, till 1811 . The " Shannon " was then ordered to I-Ialifax, Nova See also:

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

Scotia . For a year after the See also:

• DECLARATION (from Lat. declarare, to make fully clear, clams)

declaration of See also:

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

war between See also:

• GREAT

Great See also:

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

Britain and the See also:

• UNITED

United States in 1812, the frigate saw no important service, though she captured several prizes . Broke utilized this See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of See also:

• COMPARATIVE

comparative inactivity to See also:

• TRAIN (M. Eng. trayn or trayne, derived through Fr. from Late Lat. trahinare, to drag, draw, Lat. trahere, cf. trail, trace, ultimately from the same source)

train his men thoroughly . He paid particular See also:

• ATTENTION (from Lat. ad-tendo, await, expect; the condition of being " stretched " or " tense ")

attention to gunnery, and thee" Sharman " ere See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long gained a unique reputation for excellence of See also:

• SHOOTING

shooting . Broke's opportunity came in 1813 .

In May of that year the " Shannon " was cruising off See also:

• BOSTON
• BOSTON, THOMAS (1676-1732)

Boston, watching the" Chesapeake," an See also:

• AMERICAN

American frigate of the same nominal force but heavier armament . On the 1st of June Broke, finding his See also:

• WATER

water See also:

• SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply getting See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low, wrote to See also:

• LAWRENCE
• LAWRENCE (LAURENTIUS, LORENZO), ST
• LAWRENCE, AMOS (1786—1852)
• LAWRENCE, AMOS ADAMS (1814–1886)
• LAWRENCE, GEORGE ALFRED (1827–1876)
• LAWRENCE, JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE, 1ST BARON (1811-1879)
• LAWRENCE, SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY (1806–1857)
• LAWRENCE, SIR THOMAS (1769–1830)
• LAWRENCE, STRINGER (1697–1775)

Lawrence, the See also:

• COMMANDER

commander of the " Chesapeake," asking for a See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting between the two See also:

• SHIPS

ships, stating the Shannon's " force, and guaranteeing that no other British See also:

• SHIP

ship should take See also:

• PART

part in the engagement . Before this See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter could be delivered, however, the " Chesapeake," under full See also:

• SAIL

sail, ran out of Boston See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour, crowds of See also:

• PLEASURE (through Fr. plaisir from Lat. placere, to please; Gr. rlbovii)

pleasure-boats accompanying her to See also:

• WITNESS
• WITNESS (from O. Eng. witan, to know)

witness the engagement . Broke briefly addressed his men . " See also:

• DON
• DON (anc. Tanais)

Don't cheer," he concluded, " go quietly to your quarters . I feel sure you will all do your See also:

• DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty." As the Chesapeake " rounded to on the Shannon's " See also:

• WEATHER (O. Eng. weder; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Du. weder, Dan. veir, Icel. ve8r, and Ger. Wetter and Gewitter, storm; the root is wa- to blow, from which is derived " wind ")

weather See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter, at a distance of about fifty yards, the British frigate received her with a See also:

• BROADSIDE

broadside . A See also:

• HUNDRED

hundred of the Chesapeake's " See also:

• CREW (sometimes explained as a sea term of Scandinavian origin, cf. O. Icel. kris, a swarm or crowd, but now regarded as a shortened form of accrue, accrewe, used in the 16th century in the sense of a reinforcement, O. Fr. acreue, from accrofire, to grow,
• CREW, NATHANIEL CREW, 3RD BARON (1633–1721)

crew were struck down at once, Lawrence himself being mortally wounded . A second broadside, equally well-aimed, increased the confusion, and, her tiller-See also:

• ROPES, JOHN CODMAN (1836–1899)

ropes being shot away, the American frigate drifted foul of the " Shannon." Broke sprang on See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board with some sixty of his men following him . After a brief struggle the fight. was over . Within fifteen minutes of the firing of the first shot, the " Chesapeake " struck her See also:

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

flag, but Broke himself was seriously wounded . For his services he was rewarded with a baronetcy, and subsequently was made a K.C.B . His exploit captivated the public See also:

• FANCY (a shortened form, dating from the 15th century, of " fantasy," which is derived through the O. Fr. fantasie, modern fantaisie. from the Latinized form of the Gr. cbavraoia, Oavrai'ecv, Oat Pais, to show)

fancy, and his popular See also:

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

title of " Brave Broke " gives the See also:

• STANDARD
• STANDARD, BATTLE OF THE

standard by which his See also:

• ACTION

action was judged .

Its true significance, however, lies deeper . Broke's victory was due not so much to courage as to forethought . "The `Shannon,"' said Admiral Jurien de La Graviere, " captured the ` Chesapeake ' on the 1st of June 1813; but on the r4th of September 1806, when he took command of his frigate, Captain Broke had begun to prepare the glorious termination to this bloody affair." Broke's 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 incapacitated him from further service, and for the See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of his See also:

• LIFE

life caused him serious suffering . He died in See also:

• LONDON

London on the and of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1841 .