See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

THOMAS See also:

• FOLEY, JOHN HENRY (1818-1874)
• SIR THOMAS FOLEY (1757-1833)

FOLEY (1757-1833)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, entered the See also:

• NAVY

navy in 1770, and, during his 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 as See also:

• MIDSHIPMAN

midshipman, saw a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

• DEAL

deal of active service in the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Indies against See also:

• AMERICAN

American privateers . Promoted See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in 1778, he served under Admiral (afterwards See also:

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

Viscount) See also:

• KEPPEL, AUGUSTUS KEPPEL, VISCOUNT (1725-1786)
• KEPPEL, SIR HENRY (1809-1904)

Keppel and See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles See also:

• HARDY, ALEXANDRE (1569?-1631)
• HARDY, SIR THOMAS DUFFUS (1804-1878)
• HARDY, SIR THOMAS MASTERMAN
• HARDY, THOMAS (1840- )

Hardy in the Channel, and with See also:

• RODNEY, GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY, BARON (1718—1792)

Rodney's See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron was See also:

• PRESENT

present at the defeat of De Langara off Cape St See also:

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

Vincent in 1780, and at the See also:

• RELIEF

relief of See also:

• GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar . Still under Rodney's command, he went out to the West Indies, and took his See also:

• PART

part in the operations which culminated in the victory of the 12th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1782 . In the Revolutionary See also:

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

War he was engaged from the first . As See also:

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

flag-See also:

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

captain to Admiral 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 See also:

• GELL, SIR WILLIAM (1777-1836)

Gell, and afterwards to Sir See also:

• HYDE
• HYDE, THOMAS (1636-1703)

Hyde See also:

• PARKER, JOHN HENRY (1806-1884)
• PARKER, JOSEPH (183o-1902)
• PARKER, MARTIN (c. 1600-c. 1656)
• PARKER, MATTHEW (1504-1575)
• PARKER, SAMUEL (164o-1688)
• PARKER, SIR GILBERT (1862— )
• PARKER, SIR HYDE, BART
• PARKER, THEODORE (1810-186o)

Parker, See also:

• FOLEY, JOHN HENRY (1818-1874)
• FOLEY, SIR THOMAS (1757-1833)

Foley took part in 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:

• TOULON

Toulon in 1793, the See also:

• ACTION

action of Golfe Jouan in 1794, and the two fights off Toulon on the 13th of April and the 13th of See also:

• JULY

July 1795 . At St Vincent he was flag-captain to the second in command, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year was sent out in command of the " See also:

• GOLIATH

Goliath " (74), to reinforce See also:

• NELSON
• NELSON, HORATIO NELSON, VISCOUNT (1758-1805)
• NELSON, ROBERT (s656-1715)

Nelson's See also:

• FLEET

fleet in the Mediterranean . The part played by the " Goliath " in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of the See also:

• NILE
• NILE, BATTLE OF THE
• NILE, SOBAT

Nile was brilliant . She led the squadron See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the See also:

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

French See also:

• VAN

van, and this manoeuvre contributed not a little to the result of the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day . Whether this was done by Foley's own initiative, or intended by Nelson, has been a See also:

• MATTER

matter of controversy (see See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal of the Royal See also:

• UNITED

United Service Institution, 1885, p . 916) . His next important service was with Nelson in the Baltic . The " See also:

• ELEPHANT

Elephant " carried Nelson's flag at the battle of See also:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen, and her captain acted as his See also:

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

chief-of-See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff .

See also:

• ILL

Ill-See also:

• HEALTH

health obliged Foley to decline Nelson's offer (made when on the point of starting for the battle of See also:

• TRAFALGAR, BATTLE OF

Trafalgar) of the See also:

• POST

post of Captain of the Fleet . From 18o8 to 1815 he commanded in the See also:

• DOWNS

Downs and at the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace was made K.C.B . Sir See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas Foley See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose to be full admiral and G . C . B . He died while commanding in chief at See also:

• PORTSMOUTH
• PORTSMOUTH, EARLS OF
• PORTSMOUTH, LOUISE DE

Portsmouth in 1833 . See J . B . See also:

• HERBERT (FAMILY)
• HERBERT, GEORGE (1593-1633)
• HERBERT, HENRY WILLIAM
• HERBERT, SIR THOMAS (1606-1682)

Herbert, See also:

• LIFE

Life and Services of Sir Thomas Foley (See also:

• CARDIFF

Cardiff, 1884) .