Boscawen, Edward
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Boscawen, Edward (1711–61). Boscawen was a younger son of Viscount Falmouth. He went to sea at 14 and was given his first command in 1741. Wounded in the action off
Cape Finisterre in 1747, he was promoted admiral—the youngest in the navy—and sent in charge of an expedition to India. From 1742 until his death he was MP for Truro, and from 1751 a lord of the Admiralty. In 1758 he commanded the naval force sent to take Louisbourg, and the following year was dispatched to the Mediterranean to prevent a French squadron at Toulon joining a Channel invasion fleet. In August he pursued the squadron of seven ships under de la Clue into
Lagos Bay in Portugal and destroyed it. Boscawen was a determined and pugnacious sailor and, though a stern disciplinarian, was noted for the attention he paid to the health of his men.
J. A. Cannon
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; ...of the wording they used." Boscawen officials, however, said...said Sherelene Fischer, Boscawen's town administrator...them aware." According to Edward Maloof, chairman of Boscawen's board of selectmen, the...
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; ...working on improving the plant, Boscawen needed to raise its portion...raise that money this year, Boscawen would be eligible for more...field?" she said. Selectman Edward Maloof added that part of Concord...lines to the northern parts of Boscawen in order to serve more residents...
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Obituary: William W. Scott, BOSCAWEN
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Community News; Alton Bay; Boscawen; Chichester; Concord; Deering; Epsom; Gilmanton; Hopkinton; Hooksett; Laconia; New London; Northfield; Penacook; Sanbornton; Warner; Webster
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; ...politics, finance, culture and diplomacy. Boscawen Memorial dedication: The Military Order...798-5976. 'Paying for College': Edward Jones investment representative Jeff Trombly...Hooksett Mark Hoban, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hoban, has been accepted to Saint Anselm...
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Community News; Boscawen; Concord; Gilmanton; Hopkinton; Laconia; New London; Northfield; Penacook; Warner; Webster
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 8/5/2005; 700+ words
; ...For more information, call Diana at 715-1922, Maddy at 485-4303 or Barbara at 798-5976. 'Paying for College': Edward Jones investment representative Jeff Trombly will host a free one-hour satellite broadcast, "Paying for College," Tuesday...
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Edward Boscawen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Edward Boscawen , 1711-61, British admiral. He was a popular naval hero, famous for his decisive courage displayed against France and Spain...
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Boscawen, Edward
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Boscawen, Edward (1711–61). Boscawen was a younger son of Viscount Falmouth. He went to sea at...de la Clue into Lagos Bay in Portugal and destroyed it. Boscawen was a determined and pugnacious sailor and, though a stern...
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George Brydges Rodney
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...command of the 60-gun Eagle, he took part in Adm. Edward Hawke's victory over the French off Ushant and was...expedition against Rochefort in 1757; served under Adm. Edward Boscawen in 1758 at the siege and capture of Louisbourg, Nova...
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French and Indian War: Louisbourg
Book article from: American Eras
...thousand French soldiers and sailors, tweleve ships, and nearly eight hundred guns waited at Louisbourg. While Adm. Edward Boscawen kept the French fleet from intervening, Gen. James Wolfe, a young officer whose performance in Europe had caught...
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Lagos, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...1759. In the summer of 1759 the nucleus of a French invasion fleet under de la Clue left Toulon and slipped past Edward Boscawen's squadron at Gibraltar. A running fight developed and on 18 August four French vessels sought refuge in Lagos...
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