Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As captain of the third-rate HMS Berwick, he took part in the Battle of Toulon in February 1744 during the
Portrait by George Knapton
The Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, the first major victory Hawke won
John Byng, whom Hawke replaced as Mediterranean commander
1768–1770 portrait of Hawke by Francis Cotes
Battle of Quiberon Bay
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The Battle of Quiberon Bay was a decisive naval engagement during the Seven Years' War. It was fought on 20–21 November 1759 between the Royal Navy and the French Navy in Quiberon Bay, off the coast o
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
…squadron in the Bay of Biscay in the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747. Hawke went on to achieve a victory over a French fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759 during the Seven Years' War, preventing a French invasion of Britain. He developed the concept of a Western Squadron, keeping an almost…
Painting of the battle by Richard Paton
The Battle of Quiberon Bay by Dominic Serres, 1779
Painting of the battlefield on 21 November
Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1761 Pierre-Charles Canot engraving after a Richard Paton painting