Ross Donnelly
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Admiral Sir Ross Donnelly, KCB was an Irish Royal Navy officer who is known for his service during the American War of Independence, French Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars. He was first lieutena
The grave of Admiral Ross Donnelly, Kensal Green Cemetery
Richard Howe, Earl Howe
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Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, Earl Howe was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving in the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations
Ross Donnelly
…Donnelly was assigned to the 74 gun ship of the line HMS Montagu under Captain James Montagu and served in the Channel Fleet, joining the fleet under Lord Howe that participated in the Atlantic campaign of May 1794 and fought at the Glorious First of June. Montagu was heavily engaged with the French ship Neptune…
Portrait by John Singleton Copley, 1794
The Battle of Quiberon Bay by Nicholas Pocock. Howe took part in the battle as a captain. The overwhelming British victory at Quiberon Bay ended the prospect of a French Invasion of Britain or Ireland.
The arrival of British troops in New York in 1776
Portrait of Countess Howe by Thomas Gainsborough, 1764