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Thomas Craskell, the Glossary

Thomas Craskell (died 1790) was a British engineer and painter active in Jamaica during the eighteenth century.^[1]

13 relations: Battle of Havana (1748), Greenwich, Invasion of Guadeloupe (1759), Invasion of Martinique (1759), Jamaica, Jamaican Maroons, London, National Maritime Museum, Peregrine Hopson, Peter Monamy, Samuel Scott (painter), Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet, Spanish Town.
18th-century British engineers

Battle of Havana (1748)

The Battle of Havana was a naval engagement that took place between the British Caribbean squadron and a Spanish squadron based near Havana during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

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Greenwich

Greenwich is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London.

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Invasion of Guadeloupe (1759)

The British expedition against Guadeloupe was a military action from January to May 1759, as part of the Seven Years' War.

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A British invasion of Martinique took place in January 1759 when a large amphibious force under Peregrine Hopson landed on the French-held island of Martinique and unsuccessfully tried to capture it during the Seven Years' War.

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At, it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and south-east of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory).

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Jamaican Maroons

Jamaican Maroons descend from Africans who freed themselves from slavery in the Colony of Jamaica and established communities of free black people in the island's mountainous interior, primarily in the eastern parishes.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London.

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Peregrine Hopson

Peregrine Thomas Hopson (5 June 1696 – 27 February 1759) was a British army officer who commanded the 40th Regiment of Foot and saw extensive service during the eighteenth century and rose to the rank of Major General.

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Peter Monamy

Peter Monamy was an English marine painter who lived between 1681 and 1749.

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Samuel Scott (painter)

Samuel Scott (1702 – 12 October 1772) was a British landscape painter known for his riverside scenes and seascapes.

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Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet

Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet (c. 1704 – 9 December 1777) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy, seeing service during the War of Jenkins' Ear, the wider War of the Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years' War.

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