Action at La Hogue (1692)
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The action at La Hogue occurred during the pursuit by the English and Dutch of the French fleet after the Battle of Barfleur on 19 May Old Style, 1692, during the Nine Years' War. The pursuing Anglo-D
Destruction of the Soleil Royal at the Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692 Adriaen van Diest, c. 1700
The Battle of La Hogue (Benjamin West, 1778)
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of Solebay during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, he served
Portrait by Thomas Gibson, c. 1715
The Battle of Solebay, where Russell saw action as a junior officer
Chippenham Park, Russell's home in Cambridgeshire
Painting by Godfrey Kneller showing Orford (left) with Admiral John Benbow and Admiral Ralph Delaval