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
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As captain of the third-rate HMS Berwick, he took part in the Battle of Toulon in February 1744 during the
Portrait by George Knapton
The Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, the first major victory Hawke won
John Byng, whom Hawke replaced as Mediterranean commander
1768–1770 portrait of Hawke by Francis Cotes