Richard Lestock
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Admiral of the Blue Richard Lestock was a Royal Navy officer who served in the War of the Spanish Succession and War of Austrian Succession. He fought in a number of battles and was a controversial fi
Portrait by John Faber the Younger, 1746
Battle of Toulon (1744)
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The Battle of Toulon took place on 21 and 22 February 1744 NS near the French Mediterranean port of Toulon. Although France was not yet at war with Britain, ships from their Levant Fleet supported an
Richard Lestock
…Spanish Succession and War of Austrian Succession. He fought in a number of battles and was a controversial figure, most remembered for his part in the Battle of Toulon and the subsequent court-martial. Lestock is believed to have been born on 22 February 1679, though he may have been born some years previously. He was…
British fireship HMS Anne Galley, aflame and sinking short of her intended target, the Spanish flagship Real Felipe
Royal Navy officers attending the post-battle court martial
Thomas Mathews, whose poor relationship with his subordinate Richard Lestock affected the battle