Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Rowley KB was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He distinguished himself by his determination as commander of the vanguard at the Battle of Toulon in February 1744
Engraving by John Faber the Younger after a Claude Arnulphy portrait, 1745
Memorial to Rowley in St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland
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
William Rowley (Royal Navy officer)
…c. 1690 – 1 January 1768) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He distinguished himself by his determination as commander of the vanguard at the Battle of Toulon in February 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet in August 1744 and successfully…
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
Richard Lestock, whose acquittal was widely criticised and led to changes in the "Fighting Instructions"
Thomas Mathews, whose poor relationship with his subordinate Richard Lestock affected the battle