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70-644: Admiral Robert Linzee (1739 – 4 October 1804) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence , and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars . Linzee entered the navy and was promoted to lieutenant during the Seven Years' War . He was advanced to his own commands shortly before the outbreak of the American War of Independence and served off
140-587: A Spanish fleet under Luis de Córdova y Córdova . Linzee then joined the squadron dispatched to the West Indies under Samuel Hood in November 1780, and remained serving in the Leeward Islands the following year. On 12 May 1781 Thetis struck a rock off Saint Lucia and was wrecked. Linzee's career survived the customary court martial for the loss of his ship and in November 1781 he commissioned
210-582: A Spanish ship, the San Miguel, was lost, thrown by the storm under the very walls of Gibraltar, and other Spanish ships suffered many damage. When Lord Howe was returning to the Atlantic, Córdoba again met him and on October 20, 1782, the battle of Cape Spartel was locked. The British admired "the Spanish way of maneuvering, their ready line of battle, the swift positioning of the flagship in the center of
280-466: A brief period under Jervis, Linzee finally returned to Britain aboard HMS Princess Royal in June 1796, escorting several merchant convoys. Linzee appears to have had no further active commands, although he was promoted to the rank of admiral of the blue on 1 January 1801. Admiral Robert Linzee died on 4 October 1804, at the age of 64, at Wickham , Hampshire. He was buried in the church there. Linzee
350-511: A broad band with three narrower bands. In 2001 the number of stars on the shoulder board was increased to four, reflecting the equivalence to the OF-9 four-star ranks of other countries. Prior to 1864 the Royal Navy was divided into coloured squadrons which determined his career path. The command flags flown by an Admiral changed a number of times during this period, there was no Admiral of
420-418: A good officer, he was already very old and his head was failing. But Floridablanca, in a letter to Aranda dated November 27, 1779, said that it seemed to him that "the old man is more encouraged and suffered than the young men of Brest", and added that none of his detractors had been able to advance, improve or rectify none of your action plans. Due to this, on February 7, 1780 he was appointed general director of
490-409: A mutiny broke out aboard his ship. The mutineers declared that they were unhappy with the admiral, captain, first lieutenant and boatswain . Hotham, Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker , and several senior captains went aboard Windsor Castle to try to persuade the men to return to their duties. Shield requested a court martial to investigate his conduct, which was granted and honourably acquitted him. The mutiny
560-719: A ship during the Spanish Armament , but paid her off after the crisis passed. He was back in service after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, taking a ship out to the Mediterranean, and quickly being appointed a commodore with orders to assist the Corsican patriots against the French. Linzee commanded a small squadron in the area supporting Corsican and British efforts to dislodge
630-530: A small force, consisting of the 74-gun ships HMS Alcide and HMS Courageux , the 64-gun HMS Ardent , the 32-gun HMS Lowestoffe and the 28-gun HMS Nemesis , to support the Corsican insurgents under General Pasquale Paoli . The squadron carried out several attacks on fortified French positions, but the British could render little material assistance until the landing of an expeditionary force under Lieutenant-General David Dundas and
700-529: A squadron commanded by Córdova. In 1732 he was promoted to lieutenant on a frigate, the year in which he participated in the capture of Oran. Two years later he would do it in the reconquest of Naples and Sicily. In 1735 he was promoted to lieutenant and in August 1740 to captain of a frigate. This same year he took part in the fights against the Algerian pirates in the Mediterranean. He was appointed captain of
770-459: Is a senior rank of the Royal Navy , which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9 , outranked only by the rank of admiral of the fleet . Royal Navy officers holding the ranks of rear admiral , vice admiral and admiral of the fleet are sometimes considered generically to be admirals. The rank of admiral is currently the highest rank to which a serving officer in the Royal Navy can be promoted, admiral of
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#1732772725954840-674: The Battle of Cape Spartel , but failed to prevent the British relieving the Great Siege of Gibraltar . Córdova was born in Seville to don Juan de Córdova Lasso de la Vega y Puente, a mariner, navy captain, and knight of the Order of Calatrava , and doña Clemencia Fernández de Córdova Lasso de la Vega Veintimiglia, daughter of the Marquis of Vado del Maestre and first-cousin of her husband. He
910-547: The Battle of the Saintes on 12 April. Linzee was one of those dispatched a few days later under Sir Samuel Hood to search for more French ships, and was in action again on 19 April at the Battle of the Mona Passage . In the British victory that resulted, Magnificent played a significant role in chasing down and capturing the 32-gun frigate Aimable , at the cost to herself of four killed and eight wounded. Linzee left
980-533: The Concorde ' s maintopsail caught fire, forcing the crew to cut away the mainmast to extinguish it. Prudent and St Albans came up two hours later and Magnificent towed Concorde to St. John's , Antigua . The American War of Independence ended shortly afterwards, and Linzee took Magnificent back to Britain to be paid off. The peace between the end of the American War of Independence in 1783 and
1050-663: The Thames to Scotland. This was part of an effort by Edward I to establish a permanent official staff, even if a permanent naval force was not yet considered necessary. Leybourne's immediate purview was subsequently divided into the roles of Admiral of the West and Admiral of the South while Botetourt's became the Admiral of the North ; the first and last merged as the Admiral of
1120-505: The 18th century, the original nine ranks began to be filled by more than one man per rank, although the rank of admiral of the red was always filled by only one man and was known as Admiral of the Fleet . After the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 the rank of admiral of the red was introduced. The number of officers holding each rank steadily increased throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1769 there were 29 admirals of various grades; by
1190-773: The 74-gun HMS Magnificent for service. He resumed his service in the Caribbean by returning to the Leeward Islands in February 1782, and went on to see action in a number of important engagements between British and French fleets. He was present with Admiral Sir George Rodney's fleet at the first indecisive clash with the Comte de Grasse's force in the Dominica Channel on 9 April, and then again at Rodney's decisive victory over de Grasse three days later at
1260-507: The Caribbean for North America in July 1782 with Admiral Hugh Pigot's force, and spent September and October at New York . He participated in the blockade of Cap-François in November 1782, and on 12 February 1783 Magnificent sailed from Gros Islet Bay on a cruise in company with the 64-gun ships HMS Prudent and HMS St Albans . On 15 February 1783 Magnificent sighted the 36-gun French frigate Concorde and gave chase. She
1330-463: The English decided to send a large convoy, escorted by a force of 30 ships under the command of Admiral Richard Howe. The Englishman entered the Mediterranean running a storm from the southwest and Córdova came out to meet him, but Howe took advantage of the storm and managed to bring the convoy ships with the much-awaited resources into the square, without Córdova being able to prevent it. In the storm,
1400-650: The English long depended upon levies of their subjects' vessels for any major naval expeditions. Nonetheless, historians have sometimes extended the concept of an English navy and its supposed admirals and lord high admirals back as far as Alfred the Great , counting several kings as themselves admirals, along with various dukes and earls who commanded fleets at prominent engagements such as Hubert de Burgh off Sandwich in 1217 . Other lists begin their count at King Henry III 's appointment of Sir Richard de Lucy on 28 August 1223 or 29 August 1224. A similar commission
1470-415: The Fleet rather than Algernon Frederick Rous de Horsey , who as senior active admiral nearing the age limit would customarily have received the promotion; John Baird became an Admiral; James Erskine a vice-admiral; and Harry Rawson a rear-admiral. Ironically, all these younger men would die at least a decade before de Horsey. In the time before squadron distinctions were removed or age limits instituted,
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#17327727259541540-533: The French and Spanish command. The former wanted at all costs to destroy the enemy squadron first, and then carry out the planned landing in Great Britain. The Spanish advocated to carry out the disembarkation immediately, on the grounds that the enemy squad was not in a position to avoid it. In the end there was no landing, and the facts proved the Spaniards right. With isolated actions, the English hindered
1610-686: The French squad of Orvilliers when in June 1779 war was declared on England. The combined Franco-Spanish fleet, in which there were 68 ships - of which the Spanish Santísima Trinidad carried the Cordova insignia - entered the English Channel to attempt the invasion of the British Isles in August 1779. The English ships took refuge in their ports, causing the collapse of British trade, and the English 74-gun ship Ardent
1680-476: The French. He later became a junior flag officer in the Mediterranean Fleet . He fought in two fleet actions in 1795, at Genoa and then at Hyères Islands . He returned to Britain shortly after Sir John Jervis took over command in the Mediterranean. He did not serve at sea again, though he continued to be promoted, rising to the rank of admiral of the blue before his death in 1804. Robert Linzee
1750-513: The Navy. Cordova commanding the same combined squadron and over Cape Santa María, on August 9, 1780, with 27 ships under his command, captured a British convoy of 55 merchant ships loaded for the English army in North America and India, escorted by three War frigates that went to the Royal Navy of Spain with the names of Colón, Santa Balbina and Santa Paula. This logistical blow has remained
1820-482: The North American coast and in the Caribbean during that conflict. He saw important service against privateers as a frigate captain before advancing to command a ship of the line despite the loss of one of his ships. He saw action in several important battles, commanding a ship at the Battle of the Saintes and at the Battle of the Mona Passage . Left without a ship after the peace, he briefly commissioned
1890-489: The North American coast, capturing another American privateer, Harlequin , on 7 September 1778. Linzee then took Surprize back to Britain to be refitted and coppered . Linzee's next command, from 1780, was the 32-gun HMS Thetis . He was sent out as a convoy escort under the command of Captain Sir John Moutray , and managed to escape when the convoy was largely overwhelmed and captured on 9 August 1780 by
1960-565: The North and West in 1364; and from 1408–1414 they were all reunited as the High Admiral of England, Ireland, and Aquitaine , the forerunner to the present Lord High Admiral . (During this process, the short-lived post of Admiral of the Narrow Seas was used in 1412 and 1413. It was subsequently revived from 1523 to 1688.) The first royal commission as Admiral to a naval officer was granted in 1303 to Gervase Alard . By 1344, it
2030-690: The Red rank until that post was introduced in 1805 prior to this the highest rank an admiral could attain to was Admiral of the White who then flew the Cross of St George . The next promotion step up from that was to Admiral of the Fleet. [REDACTED] Media related to Admirals of the United Kingdom at Wikimedia Commons Luis de C%C3%B3rdova y C%C3%B3rdova Anglo-Spanish War Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova (8 February 1706 – 29 July 1796)
2100-427: The actions of the combined fleet and managed to prepare to face the situation, which together with bad weather, scurvy and a typhus epidemic that affected the crews, made the allied squad desist, who retired to Brest. The French general, Count of Guichen, was amazed that Córdova took certain precautions against bad weather when the weather was still good and, on the contrary, that he ordered them to be suspended while it
2170-764: The approval of his superiors and even the praise of the King . In 1730 Córdova had the distinction of commanding the naval escort for the Duke of Parma , Infante Carlos de Borbón (later Charles III of Spain ), who journeyed across the Mediterranean en route to the campaigns in Italy . Carlos and his generals went on to reconquer the Kingdom of Naples for the Bourbons at the Battle of Bitonto , with naval assistance from
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2240-582: The church of San Francisco of said locality. In 1851 the transfer of his remains to the Pantheon of Illustrious Sailors was decreed, which was fulfilled in 1870. Luis de Córdova y Córdova, married to María Andrea de Romay, had a son, Antonio de Córdova y Romay, who also entered the Navy and died in 1782 after having reached the rank of brigadier. Harbron, John D. (1988). Trafalgar and the Spanish navy . London: Conway Maritime. ISBN 0-85177-477-6 . OCLC 26363342 . Wikimedia Commons hosts
2310-579: The close of the Napoleonic Wars in 1816 there were 190 admirals in service. Thereafter the number of admirals was reduced and in 1853 there were 79 admirals. Although admirals were promoted according to strict seniority, appointments to command were made at the discretion of the Board of Admiralty . As there were invariably more admirals in service than there were postings, many admirals remained unemployed, especially in peacetime. The organisation of
2380-469: The concept of yellow admirals (formally known as granting an officer the position of "Rear-Admiral without distinction of squadron"), being captains promoted to flag rank on the understanding that they would immediately retire on half-pay . This was the navy's first attempt at superannuating older officers. During the Interregnum , the rank of admiral was replaced by that of general at sea . In
2450-499: The death of James Hawkins-Whitshed resulted in ten men moving up to higher ranks. In 1996, the rank of admiral of the fleet was put in abeyance in peacetime, except for members of the Royal family but was resurrected on an honorary basis in 2014 for the appointment of Lord Boyce . Admirals of the fleet continue to hold their rank on the active list for life. The current ranks are rear admiral, vice admiral, admiral and admiral of
2520-627: The fleet being in abeyance except for honorary promotions of retired officers and members of the royal family. The equivalent rank in the British Army and Royal Marines is general ; and in the Royal Air Force , it is air chief marshal . The title admiral was not used in Europe until the mid-13th century and did not reach England before the end of that century. Similarly, although some royal vessels are attested under King John ,
2590-519: The fleet his deputy, the vice admiral , would be in the leading portion or van . Below him was another admiral at the rear of the fleet, called rear admiral . Promotion up the ladder was in accordance with seniority in the rank of post-captain , and rank was held for life, so the only way to be promoted was for the person above on the list to die or resign. In 1747 the Admiralty restored an element of merit selection to this process by introducing
2660-596: The fleet into coloured squadrons was finally abandoned in 1864. The Red Ensign was allocated to the Merchant Navy , the White Ensign became the flag of the Royal Navy, and the Blue Ensign was allocated to the naval reserve and naval auxiliary vessels. The 18th- and 19th-century Royal Navy also maintained a positional rank known as port admiral . A port admiral was typically a veteran captain who served as
2730-417: The fleet, also known as flag ranks because admirals, known as flag officers , are entitled to fly a personal flag . An admiral of the fleet flies a Union Flag at the masthead, while an admiral flies a St George's cross (red cross on white). Vice admirals and rear admirals fly a St George's cross with one or two red discs in the hoist, respectively. The rank of admiral itself is shown in its sleeve lace by
2800-460: The floating batteries attacked, under the orders of General Ventura Moreno Zavala, supported with the fires of his ships from this unfortunate attack of the invention of the French d'Arçon . When these were set ablaze by the red bullets of the defenders, he sent his smaller boats to put out the fires and save the crews. In the fires and blasts of these heavy batteries, theoretically unsinkable and incombustible, with water circulating "like blood through
2870-473: The force and the opportunity with which the rear guard forced the sail, shortening the distances." After five hours of indecisive combat, the 34 British ships, longer than the 46 Spanish-French, refused to continue. The Spanish colossus, the ship Santísima Trinidad, was only able to completely discharge all of its batteries. Peace was signed with Great Britain on January 30, 1783, by which the island of Menorca and Florida were restored to Spain. The king rewarded
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2940-583: The gala parade held in 1765 in the waters of Cartagena to celebrate various events. He ended the command of said squad upon his return to Cádiz in March 1774, and in December of that same year he was promoted to lieutenant general, at 68 years of age. Spain allied with France by family pacts, in the middle of the American war of independence Luis de Córdova was appointed commander of a Spanish squad, which joined
3010-536: The greatest ever suffered by the Royal Navy: he captured one of the largest and richest convoys ever to leave Portsmouth. Córdoba took 3,000 prisoners from the endowments that day, plus 1,800 soldiers from the royal companies of the East and West Indies, valuing the captured loot, merchandise and ammunition, at 1 million dollars. Despite the persecution that he was subjected to by the enemy naval forces, which constituted
3080-460: The human body", there were 338 dead, 638 wounded, 80 drowned and 335 prisoners. The effects were far outweighed by the bombardment of the gunboats invented by Barceló, which made it effective. He continued the blockade of Gibraltar, which was defended by Governor Elliot. The ships remained at sea and only took refuge in Algeciras during hard times. The situation in the square became very tight, so
3150-456: The laborious work and experience of these two eminent sailors, were beginning to be felt. Back in Spain, in 1782 he commanded the combined naval forces that had gathered in the bay of Algeciras to blockade Gibraltar and attempt to take it. He participated with direct attacks on the square, on the occasion when Antonio Barceló commanded the employees directly in the attack at close range, and then
3220-453: The most distant protection of the convoy, he managed to lead his captured ships safely to Cádiz, which had great echo in the press of the time and made him the hero of the moment. In the 1781 campaign, also in the English Channel, the squad suffered violent storms without experiencing setbacks and serious ills, thanks to the correct dispositions taken by General Córdova seconded by his Major General José de Mazarredo. In this campaign he also had
3290-562: The new 28-gun sixth rate HMS Surprize and sailed for Newfoundland in May that year. He participated in the Relief of Quebec the following year, before undertaking cruises against American shipping. Surprize captured the American privateers Maria , on 7 May, and Gaspee , on 15 May 1776. Linzee returned to Newfoundland in January the following year, spending 1777 and part of 1778 off
3360-411: The official ranks became admiral of the white and so forth, however each admiral's command flags were different and changed over time. The Royal Navy has had vice and rear admirals regularly appointed to the post since at least the 16th century. When in command of the fleet, the admiral would be in either the lead or the middle portion of the fleet. When the admiral commanded from the middle portion of
3430-646: The outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793 resulted in the drawdown of the navy, and Linzee does not appear to have had any commands except for a short period during the Spanish Armament in early 1790. He commissioned the 74-gun HMS Saturn in May 1790, and sailed her from Portsmouth to St Helens in June to join the Channel Fleet under Samuel Barrington , and later Lord Howe . The crisis eventually passed without breaking into open war, and Linzee duly paid Saturn off in September 1791. Linzee
3500-490: The period 1754-1758 he had some outstanding performances in which he fought smuggling in Cartagena de Indias. In the absence of the rank of brigadier at that time, which was created in 1773, he was directly promoted to squad leader on July 13, 1760. He then took command of a squadron with which he made multiple navigations, especially through North American waters, and with which he participated in various commissions, such as
3570-460: The reinforcement of the British blockade with extra ships from the Mediterranean Fleet . In one such attack, on 30 September 1793, Linzee took his squadron in to bombard Forneille, but suffered a number of casualties without inflicting appreciable damage. Linzee was then sent with his force to Tunis to attempt to capture or destroy the French 74-gun Duquesne and some gunboats, but the dey refused to allow any violation of his neutrality. Linzee
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#17327727259543640-456: The services of Córdoba by appointing him general director of the Navy on February 7, 1783 and shortly afterwards captain general. Córdova lowered his insignia of the combined squad the following May 1. On July 2, 1786, he laid the first stone of the Pantheon of Illustrious Sailors of the Island of León (today San Fernando), the town where he died on July 29, 1796, at the age of 90, being buried in
3710-535: The ship in 1747, and in command of the ship América, in union with the Dragon (both with 60 guns), under the command of Pedro Fitz-James Stuart (later the Marquis of San Leonardo), they engaged in combat near Cape Saint Vincent against the Algerian ships Danzik (60 guns) and Castillo Nuevo (54), the first captain of Algiers. The New Castle withdrew at the first volleys, but the Danzik continued fighting for about 30 hours in
3780-471: The shore commander of a British naval port and was in charge of supplying, refitting, and maintaining the ships docked at harbour. The problem of promoting strictly by seniority was well illustrated by the case of Provo Wallis who served (including time being carried on the books while still a child) for 96 years. When he died in 1892 four admirals under him could immediately be promoted. By request of Queen Victoria , John Edmund Commerell became Admiral of
3850-516: The space of four days, until it lost half its crew.2 After a sieve, it lowered its flag and had to be burned as it could not be used. . Fifty Christian captives were rescued. For this action, King Ferdinand VI granted Córdoba a commission from the Order of Calatrava.3 The city of Cordova, Alaska was named after him. Later he took part in the escort of various convoys of the Carrera de Indias, and in
3920-464: The success of seizing another British convoy of 24 ships and taking it to Brest. In these navigations and battles, the good instruction of the Spanish crews stood out, as a result of the efforts of the major general, effectively seconded by Escaño, at the time the assistant of the majority. Before they were published, the effects of what was to later become the Ordinances of the Navy, the product of
3990-414: Was baptised at San Miguel parish on 12 February. His inclination toward the sea began at a young age — at 11 he enlisted aboard his father's ship and by 13 he had made his first journey to America . In 1721 he joined the naval academy at Cádiz and by 1723 graduated with the rank of Alférez de Fragata ( ensign ). The first lap of his career was marked by successful cruises and actions at sea that won
4060-477: Was a Spanish Navy officer. He is best known for his service in the Navy during the Anglo-Spanish War . His best remembered actions were the capture of two merchant convoys totalling 79 ships between 1780 and 1782, including the capture of 55 ships from a convoy composed of Indiamen , and other cargo ships 60 leagues off Cape St. Vincent . In 1782 he battled the Royal Navy to a stalemate at
4130-459: Was advanced to commander on 25 November 1768 and given command of the 10-gun sloop HMS Viper , based at Boston in 1769. His promotion to post-captain followed soon after, on 3 October 1770, and took command of the 50-gun HMS Romney that month. Romney was at this time flying the broad pennant of Commodore Samuel Hood , and Linzee remained in command until she was paid off in March 1771. In February 1775 he took command of
4200-400: Was appointed a Colonel of Marines in March 1793, shortly after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars . He was given command of the 74-gun HMS Alcide that month, and went out to join Lord Hood's fleet off Toulon in April. He supported the defence of Toulon , and was appointed a commodore in September, raising his broad pennant aboard Alcide . Hood then dispatched him with
4270-431: Was born in Portsmouth , Hampshire in 1739 and baptised there on 13 February 1740, the youngest child of five sons and five daughters born to Edward Linzee and his wife Anne Newnham. Edward Linzee was a burgess and several times mayor of Portsmouth and the Linzees were a significant local family. Linzee entered the navy and saw service during the Seven Years' War , being promoted to lieutenant on 29 January 1761. He
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#17327727259544340-444: Was close enough to identify the mysterious ship as a frigate by 18:00, and by 20:00 as darkness fell Concorde opened fire on her pursuer with her stern guns. Magnificent overhauled the French ship by 21:15, and after fifteen minutes forced her to strike her colours . Magnificent took possession of Concorde , described as carrying 36 guns and 300 men and under the command of M. le Chevalier du Clesmaur. Shortly after her surrender
4410-403: Was given to Sir Thomas Moulton in 1264, who held the formal title of Keeper of the Sea and the Sea Ports. On 8 March 1287, Sir William de Leybourne was specifically commissioned as the Admiral of the Seas of England ( Latin : Admirallus Maris Angliae ) and, in 1294, captain of all sailors and mariners of the king's dominions. Sir John de Botetourt served under him as warden at sea from
4480-435: Was in action at the Naval Battle of Genoa on 14 March, and the Naval Battle of Hyères Islands on 13 July 1795. He had been promoted to vice-admiral shortly before the latter battle, on 1 June 1795. He briefly flew his flag aboard the 100-gun HMS Victory between October and November 1795, in the short interim between Hotham's departure, and the arrival of the new commander, Admiral Sir John Jervis . After serving for
4550-424: Was only used as a rank at sea for a captain in charge of one or more fleets. In Elizabethan times the fleet grew large enough to be organised into squadrons . The squadron's admiral flew a red ensign , the vice admirals white , and the rear admirals blue on the aft mast of his ship. As the squadrons grew, each was eventually commanded by an admiral (with vice admirals and rear admirals commanding sections) and
4620-452: Was promoted to rear-admiral of the white on 12 April 1794. He remained with Alcide , passing command of her to his flag captain , Thomas Shivers. Linzee shifted his flag later that year to the 98-gun HMS Windsor Castle , at first commanded by Captain Edward Cooke, and then from October by Captain William Shield. Linzee remained active in the operations off Corsica during this time. While anchored in San Fiorenzo Bay on 10 November 1794,
4690-462: Was seized, which was left behind. King Carlos III. For this meritorious campaign, Córdova received as a gift from King Louis XVI of France a gold box richly adorned with diamonds with the expressive dedication "Luis a Luis". On his side, the King of Spain awarded him the Grand Cross of Carlos III, at that time the most valuable distinction. Castle of Brest. The fruits of this campaign were, however, scarce, since differences of opinion arose between
4760-413: Was still in the end of a storm and to them it seemed full. strength of him. The French admiral asked Mazarredo where such a forecast came from and the major general showed him the marine barometers that the Spanish ships had begun to use when the French allies did not yet have them. At that time, Luis de Córdova was already 73 years old, and many French people believed that, although in the past he had been
4830-414: Was suppressed in time, the mutineers being pardoned by Hotham, and shortly after this Shield left the ship and was replaced by Captain John Gore , while a new first lieutenant and boatswain were also appointed. Linzee then went on to serve as one of the junior flag officers of the Mediterranean Fleet, seeing action under Hood's replacement, Lord Hotham . Still flying his flag aboard Windsor Castle Linzee
4900-442: Was twice married. He married his first wife, Ann Redstone, on 9 October 1771. She died on 26 July 1781, and Robert remarried on 2 February 1792, uniting with the 21-year-old Mary Grant. She survived her husband, and later remarried. Robert Linzee had a single son with his first wife, born circa 1774 and named Edward Linzee. Edward did not follow his father into the navy, but entered the Church . Admiral (Royal Navy) Admiral
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