George Anson, 1st Baron Anson - Wikipedia
Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, PC, FRS (23 April 1697 – 6 June 1762) was a British Royal Navy officer, politician and peer from the Anson family. He served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro , off the south tip of Sicily ...
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George Anson, Baron Anson (born April 23, 1697, Shugborough, Staffordshire, Eng.—died June 6, 1762, Moor Park, Hertfordshire) was a British admiral whose four-year voyage around the world is one of the great tales of naval heroism.
George Anson's voyage around the world - Wikipedia
While Great Britain was fighting the War of Jenkins' Ear with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture the Pacific Ocean possessions of the Spanish Empire.
Anson’s Voyage | Naval History Magazine - August 2023, Volume ...
In the wake of his celebrated voyage, George Anson would be elevated to the peerage and to the top ranks of the Royal Navy. In that role, his hard-won experience would serve him—and the fleet—most advantageously.
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Although George Anson never visited the Falkland Islands he was responsible for setting off a chain of events that eventually resulted in Commodore Byron's voyage to the islands in 1764 and the first British settlement there soon after.
Trafalgar: The Legacy of George Anson | Royal United Services ...
2021年10月21日 · At the heart of that investment lies Lord George Anson, who between 1744 and 1762 dominated the Royal Navy’s administration and decision making. Anson is an unlikely naval hero. Unlike Nelson, he did not seek out the press or achieve dizzying victories.
George Anson Baron Anson - Encyclopedia.com
2016年8月24日 · Anson, George, 1st Baron Anson (1697–1762). A circumnavigator of the world, Anson shared some attributes with plundering Elizabethan ‘sea-dogs’ but his work also pointed Britain towards a modern commercial imperialism in the Pacific region.
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