Birth of Edward Codrington
Birth of Edward Codrington
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Edward Codrington Biography and Timeline
Follow Edward Codrington through 16 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Edward Codrington, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
16Distinct records
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1770–1851Years on this page
1770
1793
Lieutenant
Lord Howe selects Codrington him to be signal lieutenant on the flagship of the Channel fleet at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars
Lieutenant
Lord Howe selects Codrington him to be signal lieutenant on the flagship of the Channel fleet at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars
Role range: 1792-1799
1794
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander
Role range: 1792-1799
1805
HMS Orion
Commands HMS Orion in the weather column.
Role range: 1800-1815 – 1805-1805
1815
Knight Commander
Created Knight Commander of the Bath
1821
Vice Admiral
Appointed Vice Admiral
1827
Treaty Enforcement
Commands the British Mediterranean squadron involved in enforcing the armistice policy arising from the London agreement.
Role range: 1821-1832 – 1827-1828
Battle of Navarino
The naval Battle happens more by accident than by design as a result of a manoeuvre by the Allied Commander in Chief Admiral Codrington aimed at coercing Ibrahim to obey Allied instructions. Destroys the Turkish and Egyptian fleet at the Battle of Navarino while in command of a combined British, French and Russian fleet. A fleet seeks out Turkish & Egyptian fleets sinking 50 & destroying the Turkish fleet
Role range: 1821-1832
Battle of Navarino
Leads the combined Allied fleet at Navarino after Ottoman-Egyptian forces refuse to comply with Allied demands.
Role range: 1821-1832 – 1827-1828
Battle of Navarino
Leads the Allied fleet in the battle that destroys the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet and transforms the diplomatic balance over Greece.
Role range: 1821-1832
Treaty Enforcement
Commands the British contingent of the Allied fleet enforcing pressure for an armistice after Ottoman rejection of mediation.
Role range: 1821-1832
1828
Rule of Morea
Codringtons presence at Alexandria led to the Treaty of the 6 August 1828, by which the evacuation of the Morea was settled
Role range: 1821-1832
1831
Admiral
Attains the full rank of Admiral
1851
Death of Edward Codrington
Death of Edward Codrington
Records, sources and methodology
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