Thomas Phillips (engineer)
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Thomas Phillips was a Royal Navy officer and engineer who worked with some of the leading naval figures of his period, and was involved in military operations against the French during the Nine Years'
c. 1692 portrait of Phillips
Murray's full portrait. Alongside Phillips (left) are John Benbow (centre) and Sir Ralph Delaval (right). The three had been important figures in British fleet operations against the north coast of France during 1692–93.
Painting in the UK government collection which has Phillips replaced by the Earl of Orford.
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving as a junior officer at the Battle of Solebay during the Third Anglo-Dutch War, he served
Portrait by Thomas Gibson, c. 1715
The Battle of Solebay, where Russell saw action as a junior officer
Chippenham Park, Russell's home in Cambridgeshire