Great Britain · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
20Records
1731–1940Date range
16Named people
1Places
Chronological records
1731
Charles Wager1731
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral of the White
1761
George Anson Anson, 1st1761
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed First Admiral of the Navy
1794
Samuel Hood Hood, 1st1794
Warfare / Military
Appointed the rank of full Admiral
1795
Duncan Camperdown1795
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral
John Jervis St Vincent1795
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral
1799
William Cornwallis1799
Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral
Peter Parker1799
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1806
John Jervis St Vincent1806
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1811
William IV1811
Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1831
Edward Codrington25 July 1831
Warfare / Military
Attains the full rank of Admiral
1879
Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby1879
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral
1885
Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby1885
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1905
Edward Hobart Seymour1905
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1915
John Rushworth Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st1915
Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral
1917
Sturdee1917
Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral
1919
John Rushworth Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st1919
Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1921
Sturdee1921
Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1939
Dudley Pound1939
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
1940
Bertram Ramsay20 May 1940
London · Warfare / Military
Appointedmand the evacuation from Dunkirk, operates from Dover
Charles Forbes1940
London · Warfare / Military
Appointed Commander in Chief during the Norwegian campaign
Names involved
Bertram RamsayCharles ForbesCharles WagerDudley PoundDuncan CamperdownEdward CodringtonEdward Hobart SeymourGeoffrey Thomas Phipps HornbyGeorge Anson Anson, 1stJohn Jervis St VincentJohn Rushworth Rushworth Jellicoe, 1stPeter ParkerSamuel Hood Hood, 1stSturdeeWilliam CornwallisWilliam IV
Provenance
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