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Cloudesley Shovell

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gentleman, and Anne Shovell (née Jenkinson), Shovell was born into a family "of property and distinction" which, although not poor, was by no means wealthy. He was baptised on 25 November 1650. The unusual first name of Cloudesley derives from the surname of his maternal grandmother Lucy Cloudisley,
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Shovell's flagship was the first ship to break through the enemy's line, and in the latter stages of the battle he organised a fireship attack. He received a wound in the thigh during the action, which later incapacitated him during preparations for the attack which destroyed the French ships that
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in 1684), the story has been repeatedly discredited by naval scholars, who noted the lack of any evidence in contemporary documents and its fanciful stock conventions and dubious origins. After his death Shovell became a popular British hero.
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in the summer of 1707. The allies failed to capture the city, but bombardment by Shovell's forces panicked the French into scuttling their own fleet. Shovell was subsequently ordered to bring his fleet home in late October 1707.
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in November 1672. He saw action again when a combined British and French fleet attempting to land troops in the Netherlands was repelled by a smaller Dutch force, again led by Admiral de Ruyter, at the
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Local legend has it that Shovell was alive, at least barely, when he reached the shore of Scilly at Porthellick Cove but was murdered by a woman for the sake of his priceless
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Another legend alleges that a common sailor on the flagship tried to warn Shovell that the fleet was off course but Shovell had him hanged at the yardarm for inciting
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in September 1705. Shovell was given complete control of the Mediterranean Fleet while at Lisbon in November 1706. He commanded the naval element of a combined
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went down in three or four minutes, with none of the 800 men that were on board saved, according to sailors watching on the first-rate
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in the summer of 1707. Later that year, on the return voyage to England, Shovell and more than 1,400 others perished in a
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In 1691 Shovell married Elizabeth Hill, Lady Narborough (1661–1732), the widow of his former commander, Rear Admiral Sir
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in 1695. He was responsible for the restoration of St. Paulinus' Church in Crayford and was a great benefactor to
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later that month. He was appointed a member of the council of the Lord High Admiral (an office vested at that time in
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on 6 May 1702, Shovell brought home the spoils of the French and Spanish fleets, which had been captured by Admiral
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The Life and Glorious Actions of Sir C. Shovel, Admiral of the Confederate Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, etc
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While returning with the fleet to England after the campaign at Toulon, Shovell's flagship, the second-rate
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He was elected Member of Parliament for Rochester again in 1705. In May 1705 he was given command of the
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in October 1707. Shovell and his wife also had two daughters: Elizabeth and Anne. Elizabeth married
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Pickwell, J G (1973). "Improbable Legends surrounding the Shipwreck of Sir Clowdisley Shovell".
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recorded the King's satisfaction with Shovell's actions; he transferred to the third-rate
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in May 1689, when a French fleet tried to land troops in Southern Ireland to fight
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in April 1688. Throughout this period Shovell was engaged in the defence of
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in Spring 1703, he commanded a squadron which served under Rooke at the
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in October 1689 and ordered to patrol the area between Ireland and the
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in 1675 and took part in an action against the pirate stronghold at
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Anglo-Dutch fleet intercepted and defeated the French fleet under
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on 16 April 1694, Shovell commanded a squadron on expeditions to
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Shovell's body and those of both his stepsons were all found in
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Admiral Shovell's Treasure and Shipwreck in the Isles of Scilly
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the body was later exhumed and brought back in the fourth-rate
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again in September 1680 and then transferred to the sixth-rate
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Powell, Damer (1957). "The Wreck of Sir Cloudesley Shovell".
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ring, which had been given to him by a close friend, Captain
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on 3 June 1690, Shovell hoisted his flag in the first-rate
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in August 1704 and also repulsed the French fleet at the
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from 1695 to 1701 and from 1705 until his death in 1707.
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naval officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the
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Shovell set up residence with his wife at May Place in
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on 25 September 1673, he transferred to the third-rate
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who was the daughter of Thomas Cloudisley (d. 1618) of
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on 22 December 1707: his large marble monument in the
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As a flag officer Shovell commanded a division at the
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Shovell transferred to the command of the third-rate
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17 September 1677, Shovell was given command of the
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Meanwhile, his two stepsons were buried in 8: 1554:"Sir Clowdisley Shovell and The Association" 1499:"The 1707 Isles of Scilly Disaster – Part 2" 487:in the care of a paternal relative, Admiral 503:on 22 January 1672, he was assigned to the 1880: 1655:Le Fevre, Peter; Harding, Richard (2000). 1483: 1481: 1055:' inability to accurately calculate their 48: 31: 1525: 1523: 1521: 1519: 1422: 1420: 1418: 1303: 1301: 1299: 1297: 1347:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 1209: 1829:McBride, Peter; Larn, Richard (1999). 1812:Sir Cloudesley Shovell: Stuart Admiral 1395: 1393: 1391: 1389: 1334: 1332: 1330: 962:where Shovell's body was washed ashore 1081:Shovell's body was identified by the 652:in April 1687 and to the fourth-rate 413:, his forces undertook the siege and 7: 2108:People from North Norfolk (district) 1532:"Shipwreck of Sir Cloudesley Shovel" 1428:Slade Green and the Crayford Marshes 1278:. Royal Naval Museum. Archived from 1044:was recorded as one of the greatest 899:on 26 December 1704 and promoted to 677:in April 1689 and saw action at the 616:. He transferred to the fourth-rate 1676:Norfolk Maritime Heroes and Legends 1578:. Westminster Abbey. Archived from 697:. He transferred to the third-rate 935:Death in the Scilly naval disaster 623:in April 1679 and returned to HMS 577:. In a letter from the Admiralty, 25: 2143:17th-century Royal Navy personnel 1497:Dunn, Richard (27 October 2014). 645:in April 1681, to the third-rate 634:in July 1680. He returned to HMS 27:English naval officer (1650–1707) 2078:Royal Navy admirals of the fleet 1678:. Cromer: Poppyland Publishing. 1450:. Medway Council. Archived from 761:Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue 747:. He provided naval support for 363:. As a captain he fought at the 152: 139: 119: 107: 1276:"Biography: Cloudesley Shovell" 2093:Deaths due to shipwreck at sea 1711:10.1080/00253359.1973.10657899 1501:. 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Index

Sir Clowdisley Shovell
Admiral of the Fleet

Michael Dahl
Cockthorpe, Norfolk
Off the coast of Scilly
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
Westminster Abbey
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Admiral of the Fleet
HMS Sapphire
HMS Phoenix
HMS Nonsuch
HMS James Galley
HMS Anne
HMS Dover
HMS Edgar
HMS Monck
Irish Squadron
Lisbon Station
Mediterranean Fleet
Third Anglo-Dutch War
Battle of Sole Bay
Battle of Texel
Nine Years' War
Battle of Bantry Bay
Battle of Barfleur

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