Admiral Sir Robert Holmes was an English Royal Navy officer. He participated in the second and third Anglo-Dutch Wars, both of which he is, by some, credited with having started. He was made Governor
Sir Frescheville Holles (on left) and Sir Robert Holmes (on right), painted by Peter Lely
Holmes's Bonfire
Holmes's attack on the Smyrna Fleet, 12 March 1672
Holmes's house (now The George Hotel) in Yarmouth
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.
Robert Holmes (Royal Navy officer)
…endorsed), but James gave the flag to his own flag captain, Harman. Holmes lost his temper and resigned his commission. Even worse, Holmes's rival Sir Jeremiah Smith was promoted to flag rank. But reconciliation was, again, not far away. On 27 March 1666, the powerful new third-rate Defiance (64) was launched in the…
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely, 1666