General at sea
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The rank of general at sea, was the highest position of command in the English Parliamentary Navy, and approximates to the current rank of admiral. Alongside others, the generals at sea were also appo
Robert Blake
Richard Deane
Edward Popham
George Monck
Robert Blake (admiral)
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General at Sea Robert Blake was an English naval officer who served as general at sea and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1656 to 1657. Blake served under Oliver Cromwell during the English C
Portrait by Henry Perronet Briggs, 1829
Battle of the Kentish Knock was a major English victory.
Blake's flagship George at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1657
Statue of Robert Blake in Bridgwater, Somerset