Cloudesley Shovell
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| Death | 318 years ago |
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| Born | Cockthorpe |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | October 22,1707 |
| Died | Isles Of Scilly |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Hill |
| Battles and wars | Third Anglo-Dutch War |
| Battle of Solebay | |
| Job | Naval Officer |
| Date of birth | January 1,1650 |
| Place of burial | Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom |
| Grandchildren | Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney |
| Children | Elizabeth Shovell |
| Anne Shovell | |
| unknown daughter Shovel | |
| Anne Shovel | |
| Parents | Anne Jenkinson |
| John Shovell, of Cockthorpe | |
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| ID | 565207 |
Cloudesley Shovell Life story
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell was an English naval officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Solebay and then at the Battle of Texel during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. As a captain he fought at the Battle of Bantry Bay during the Williamite War in Ireland.