Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol
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Admiral Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, PC was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He commanded the sixth-rate HMS Phoenix at the Battle of Minorca in May 1756 as well as the third-rate HMS Dragon at the Capture of Belle Île in June 1761, the Invasion of Martinique in January 1762 and the Battle of Havana in June 1762 during the Seven Years' War. He went on to be Chief Secretary for Ireland and then First Naval Lord.
The Earl of Bristol by Thomas Gainsborough, with his ship Dragon and Castle Moro in the background
Hervey in the Phoenix, taking 14 French ships at Argentiera, 9 November 1756
18th century portrait of Elizabeth Chudleigh
his sister Mrs Constantine Phipps (1722–1780) and 3rd Earl of Bristol by Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1750.
Battle of Minorca (1756)
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The Battle of Minorca was a naval battle between French and British fleets. It was the opening sea battle of the Seven Years' War in the European theatre. Shortly after the war began British and French squadrons met off the Mediterranean island of Minorca. The French won the battle. The subsequent decision by the British to withdraw to Gibraltar handed France a strategic victory and led directly to the Fall of Minorca.
The departure of the French squadron on 10 April 1756 for the attack against Port Mahon, by Nicolas Ozanne
Attack and capture of Fort St. Philip on the island of Minorca, 29 June 1756, after the naval battle.
English and French fleets
The English Lion dismembered after the French conquer the island of Menorca.