Stafford Fairborne
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Stafford Fairborne was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician. As a captain he saw action in command of various ships at the Battle of Beachy Head, at the Battle of Barfleur
Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1703–1708
The first-rate HMS Victory, which Fairborne commanded in 1695
Rochester Guildhall: the lower of two white plaques above the doorway reads "These pavements were given by the Honourable Sir Stafford Fairbourne Anno Domini 1706"
Siege of Ostend (1706)
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The siege of Ostend took place during the War of the Spanish Succession. In the wake of the Allied victory over the French at the Battle of Ramillies in May 1706, town and cities across the Spanish Ne
