Edward Spragge
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Sir Edward Spragge was a Royal Navy officer. He was a fiery, brilliantly accomplished seaman who fought in many great actions after the Stuart Restoration of King Charles II of England in 1660.
Edward Spragge (Peter Cross, ca. 1665)
Spragge on his flagship HMS Revenge at the battle of Bugia, 8 May 1671
The Prince Royal dismasted at the Battle of the Texel
Sir Jeremiah Smith was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the First and Second Anglo-Dutch Wars, rising to the rank of admiral.
Edward Spragge
…fought only in the fourth day of the Four Days Battle. He was vice-admiral of the Blue Squadron, subcommander of the rear, on the Victory (82), under Jeremiah Smith in the St. James's Day Battle. Although an overall English victory, the English rear was defeated and routed by Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Tromp…
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely, 1666