George Ayscue
Sir George Ayscue | |
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Admiral of the Irish Seas | |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Plymouth Battle of Lowestoft Four Days' Battle |
Governor of Barbados
(1650–1652).
Biography
Ayscue (sometimes spelled Askew or Ayscough) came from an old
Scilly Isles a post he held until January 1647.[1]
In July 1648, during the
Rear Admiral.[3]
In 1649, he was appointed
Admiral of the Irish Seas.[1] In 1650 Ayscue was appointed Governor of Barbados and Commander of the squadron sent to the island.[1] In 1651, he served with General at Sea Robert Blake in the capture of the Scilly Isles from Sir John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. Later that year he captured Barbados from Lord Willoughby and the other English colonies in the Americas.[4]
In the
Restoration of Charles II.[4] In 1664 he was appointed Rear-Admiral of the Blue Squadron.[5] In June 1665, he was appointed Vice-Admiral of the Blue.[1] During the Second Anglo-Dutch War he commanded a squadron at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665.[citation needed
]
In February 1666, he was appointed
Loevestein, and almost certainly never again took to sea as admiral.[4]
In December 1671, he was the President of the Court Martial of Rear-Admiral Sir William Jennings, held on board
References
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- ^ "House of Lords Journal Volume 10: 1 July 1648." Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 10, 1648–1649. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1767–1830. 354–356. British History Online[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ House of Lords Journal Volume 10: 8 September 1648." Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 10, 1648–1649. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1767–1830. 493–497. British History Online[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 77.
- ^ Campbell, John; Berkenhout, John (1785). Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods. London: G. G. J. and J. Robinsons ... p. 272.
- ^ Harrison, Simon (2010–2018). "Sir George Ayscue (d. 1672)". threedecks.org. S. Harrison. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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