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Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, KB PC (21 February 1705 – 17 October 1781), of Scarthingwell Hall in the parish of Saxton with Scarthingwell, near Tadcaster, Yorkshire, was a Royal Navy officer. As captain of the third-rate HMS Berwick, he took part in the Battle of Toulon in February 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (born Feb. 21, 1710, London, Eng.—died Oct. 17, 1781, Sunbury, Middlesex) was a British admiral whose naval victory in 1759 put an end to French plans to invade Great Britain during the Seven Years’ War (1756–63).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
It was created on 20 May 1776 for Admiral Sir Edward Hawke (of Scarthingwell Hall in the parish of Towton), responsible for a blockade of all French merchant shipping and the grounding of six French ships, and scattering of the rest, at the Battle of Quiberon Bay.
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke,, of Scarthingwell Hall in the parish of Saxton with Scarthingwell, near Tadcaster, Yorkshire, was a Royal Navy officer. As captain of the third-rate HMS Berwick, he took part in the Battle of Toulon in February 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Admiral Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke. KB; admiral in 1745. Led the fleet at victories over the French in the second battle of Toulon, 1747, and the battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759. Admiral of the Blue, 1757; First Lord of the Admiralty 1766-1771.
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705-1781), Admiral. Sitter in 12 portraits Admiral. His victory at Quiberon Bay, 1759, practically destroyed the Brest fleet. It followed on Boscawen's triumph at Lagos Bay and so virtually ended French naval resistance and the threat of invasion.
Edward Hawke, first Baron Hawke, admiral of the fleet (1705-1781) Follow @DrJohnRickard. Tweet. Entered the navy as a volunteer aged 15 in 1720. By 1744 he had his own ship, and saw his first action as commander of the Berwick at the Battle of Toulon (1744).
