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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).
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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.
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).
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke KB, PC (21 February 1705 – 16 October 1781) 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.
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- February 21, 1705
- Catherine (Brooke) Hawke
- October 17, 1781
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.
HAWKE, EDWARD, Lord Hawke (1705–1781), admiral of the fleet, born in London in 1705, was only son of Edward Hawke, barrister, of Lincoln's Inn. His father's family was settled for many generations at Treriven in Cornwall. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Bladen of Hemsworth in Yorkshire, grand-daughter of Sir William Fairfax of ...
