Robert Venables Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Venables, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1654–16553 events3 places

Chronological biography

1654

Western Design CommandDecember 1654

Warfare / Western Design · General · English General · Portsmouth

Prepares to command the land forces for the Western Design

1655

Failure at Hispaniola26 April 1655

Warfare / Western Design · General · English General · Hispaniola

Leads the land attack on Hispaniola that ends in failure

Capture of Jamaica16 May 1655

Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War · General · English General · Jamaica

Commands the land forces that capture Jamaica after the failed attack on Hispaniola

Titles and roles

General · English General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.