See also:

• SIR

SIR CLOUDESLEY [or CLOWDISLEY SHOVELL as he seems to have spelt the name himself] See also:

• SHOVEL (O.E. scoff, from root of scufan, to shove, push, cf. Ger. Schaufel, also Schiippe, scoop)
• SIR CLOUDESLEY [or CLOWDISLEY SHOVELL as he seems to have spelt the name himself] SHOVEL (c. 1650-1707)

SHOVEL (c. 1650-1707)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, was baptised at Cockthorpe in See also:

• NORFOLK
• NORFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Norfolk on the 25th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 165o, and 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 under the care of his kinsman See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• CHRISTOPHER, SAINT (Christophorus, Christoferus)

Christopher Mynns . He set himself to study See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation, and, owing to his able See also:

• SEAMANSHIP

seamanship and brave and open-hearted disposition, became a See also:

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

general favourite and obtained See also:

• QUICK

quick promotion . In 1674 he served as See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant under Sir 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:

• NARBOROUGH, SIR JOHN (d. 1688)

Narborough in the Mediterranean, where he burned four men-of-See also:

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

war under the castles and walls of See also:

• TRIPOLI
• TRIPOLI (Tarabulus el-Gharb, i.e. Tripoli of the West)
• TRIPOLI, or TARABULUS (anc. Tripolis)

Tripoli, belonging to the pirates of that See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place . He was See also:

• PRESENT

present as See also:

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

captain of the " See also:

• EDGAR (EADGAR)
• EDGAR, or EADGAR (c. 1050-c. 1130)

Edgar " (70) at the first fight at See also:

• BANTRY

Bantry See also:

• BAY

Bay, and shortly afterwards was knighted . In 1690 he convoyed See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William III. across St See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George's Channel to See also:

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

Ireland; the same See also:

• YEAR

year he was made See also:

• REAR

rear-admiral of the See also:

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

blue, and was present at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Beachy 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 on loth See also:

• JULY

July . In 1692 he was appointed rear-admiral of the red, and joined Admiral See also:

• RUSSELL (FAMILY)
• RUSSELL, ISRAEL COOK (1852- )
• RUSSELL, JOHN (1745-1806)
• RUSSELL, JOHN (d. 1494)
• RUSSELL, JOHN RUSSELL, 1ST EARL (1792-1878)
• RUSSELL, JOHN SCOTT (1808–1882)
• RUSSELL, LORD WILLIAM (1639–1683)
• RUSSELL, SIR WILLIAM HOWARD
• RUSSELL, THOMAS (1762-1788)
• RUSSELL, WILLIAM CLARK (1844– )

Russell, under whom he greatly distinguished himself at La Hogue, by being the first to break through the enemy's See also:

• LINE

line . Not See also:

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

long after, when Admiral Russell was superseded, See also:

• SHOVEL (O.E. scoff, from root of scufan, to shove, push, cf. Ger. Schaufel, also Schiippe, scoop)
• SHOVEL, SIR CLOUDESLEY [or CLOWDISLEY SHOVELL as he seems to have spelt the name himself] (c. 1650-1707)

Shovel was put in See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint command of the See also:

• FLEET

fleet with Admiral See also:

• KILLIGREW, SIR HENRY (d. 1603)
• KILLIGREW, THOMAS (1612-1683)

Killigrew and Sir See also:

• RALPH (d. 1122)

Ralph Delaval . In 1702 hebrought See also:

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

home the spoils of the See also:

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

French and See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish fleets from See also:

• VIGO

Vigo, after their See also:

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

capture by Sir George See also:

• ROOKE, SIR GEORGE (1650-1709)

Rooke, and in 1704 he served under Sir George Rooke in the Mediterranean and co-operated in the taking of See also:

• GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar . In See also:

• JANUARY

January 1704 he was named rear-admiral of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, and shortly afterwards See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

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

chief of the See also:

• BRITISH

British fleets . He co-operated with the See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• PETERBOROUGH

Peterborough in the capture of See also:

• BARCELONA

Barcelona in 1705, and commanded the See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• PART

part of the unsuccessful See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt on See also:

• TOULON

Toulon in See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1707 . When returning with the fleet to England his See also:

• SHIP

ship, the " Association, at eight o'See also:

• CLOCK

clock at See also:

• NIGHT

night on the 22nd of October, struck on the rocks near Scilly, and was seen by those on See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board the " St George " to go down in three or four minutes' 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, not a soul being saved of 800 men that were on board . The See also:

• BODY

body of Sir Cloudesley Shovel was See also:

• CAST (from the verb meaning " to throw "; the word is Scand. in origin, cf. Dan. kaste, and Swed. kasta; " cast " in Middle Eng. took the place of the A.S. weor pan, cf. Ger. werf en)

cast ashore next 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, and was buried in See also:

• WESTMINSTER
• WESTMINSTER, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• WESTMINSTER, STATUTES OF
• WESTMINSTER, SYNODS OF

Westminster See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

Abbey .

It is said that he was alive when he reached the See also:

• SHORE

shore at Porthellick See also:

• COVE

Cove, but was murdered by a woman for the See also:

• SAKE

sake of his rings . See See also:

• LIFE

Life and Glorious Actions of Sir Cloudesley Shovel (17o7) ; See also:

• BURNET
• BURNET, GILBERT (1643-1715)
• BURNET, THOMAS (1635-1715)

Burnet's Own Times; various discussions in Notes and Queries, 5th See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series, vols. x. and xi.; and T . H . See also:

• COOKE, GEORGE FREDERICK (1756–1811)
• COOKE, JAY (1821–1905)
• COOKE, ROSE TERRY (1827-1892)

Cooke, Shipwreck of Sir Cloudesley Shovel (1883) .