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Thomas Mathews, the Glossary

Thomas Mathews (October 16762 October 1751) was a British officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of admiral.^[1]

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British military personnel of the War of the Quadruple Alliance
Royal Navy officers who were court-martialled

Action at Barfleur

The action at Barfleur was part of the battle of Barfleur-La Hougue during the War of the Grand Alliance.

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Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies.

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Admiral (Royal Navy)

Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, outranked only by the rank of admiral of the fleet.

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The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State. Thomas Mathews and Admiralty (United Kingdom) are Royal Navy admirals.

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Antigua

Antigua, also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the local population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles.

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Battle of Beachy Head (1690)

The Battle of Beachy Head, also known as the Battle of Bévéziers, was a fleet action fought on 10 July 1690 during the Nine Years' War.

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Battle of Cape Passaro

The Battle of Cape Passaro, also known as Battle of Avola or Battle of Syracuse, was a major naval battle fought on 11 August 1718 between a fleet of the British Royal Navy under Admiral Sir George Byng and a fleet of the Spanish Navy under Rear-Admiral Antonio de Gaztañeta.

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Battle of Toulon (1744)

The Battle of Toulon, also known as the Battle of Cape Sicié, took place on 21 and 22 February 1744 NS near the French Mediterranean port of Toulon.

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Bloomsbury Square

Bloomsbury Square is a garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, London.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Brest, France

Brest is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany.

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Cashiering

Cashiering (or degradation ceremony), generally within military forces, is a ritual dismissal of an individual from some position of responsibility for a breach of discipline.

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Charles Emmanuel III

Charles Emmanuel III (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from his father's adbication on 3 September 1730 until his death in 1773.

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Charles III of Spain

Charles III (Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain in the years 1759 to 1788.

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Chatham Dockyard

Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent.

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Claude Arnulphy

Claude Arnulphy (1697 - 22 June 1786), also spelt Arnulphi, was a French painter, chiefly of portraits, based at Aix-en-Provence in the south of France.

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Colonel (United Kingdom)

Colonel (Col) is a rank of the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking below brigadier, and above lieutenant colonel.

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Command hierarchy

A command hierarchy is a group of people who carry out orders based on others' authority within the group.

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Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, (21 February 1705 – 17 October 1781), of Scarthingwell Hall in the parish of Saxton with Scarthingwell, near Tadcaster, Yorkshire, was a Royal Navy officer. Thomas Mathews and Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke are Royal Navy personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession.

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English Channel

The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.

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Flagship

A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag.

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Francis Wheler

Sir Francis Wheler (sometimes spelt Wheeler) (1656 – 19 February 1694) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the Nine Years' War. Thomas Mathews and Francis Wheler are Royal Navy admirals.

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George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington

Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, (27 January 1663 – 17 January 1733), of Southill Park in Bedfordshire, was a Royal Navy officer and statesman. While still a lieutenant, he delivered a letter from various captains to Prince William of Orange, who had just landed at Torbay, assuring the Prince of the captains' support; the Prince gave Byng a response which ultimately led to the Royal Navy switching allegiance to the Prince and the Glorious Revolution of November 1688. Thomas Mathews and George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington are British military personnel of the War of the Quadruple Alliance.

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George Camocke

George Camocke was an Irish Royal Navy captain.

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George II of Great Britain

George II (George Augustus; Georg August; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death in 1760.

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Goa

Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats.

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Guard ship

A guard ship is a warship assigned as a stationary guard in a port or harbour, as opposed to a coastal patrol boat, which serves its protective role at sea.

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HMS Expedition (1679)

HMS Expedition was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line built at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1677/79. She was in active commission during the War of the English Succession participating in the battles of Beachy Head and Barfleur. She was rebuilt in 1699. Again, for the War of Spanish Succession she was in commission for the operation at Cadiz then returned to England where she sat for two years.

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HMS St Michael (1669)

HMS St Michael was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by John Tippetts of Portsmouth Dockyard and launched in 1669.

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Horace Walpole

Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whig politician.

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House of Commons of Great Britain

The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801.

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Hovenden Walker

Rear-Admiral Sir Hovenden Walker (1656 or 1666 – 1725 or 1728) was a British naval officer noted for, during Queen Anne's War, having led an abortive 1711 expedition against Quebec City, then the capital of New France.

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Hyères

Hyères, Provençal Occitan: Ieras in classical norm, or Iero in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The old town lies from the sea clustered around the Castle of Saint Bernard, which is set on a hill.

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James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley

Vice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley, (– 17 August 1736) was an English Royal Navy officer and peer who served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1717 to 1727.

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James Cornewall

Captain James Cornewall (– 11 February 1744) was a British Royal Navy officer and politician who became a national hero following his death in action at the Battle of Toulon in 1744. Thomas Mathews and James Cornewall are Royal Navy personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession.

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John Graydon

Vice-Admiral John Graydon (– 12 March 1726) was an English officer of the Royal Navy.

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John Jennings (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir John Jennings (1664 – 23 December 1743) was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1705 and 1734. Thomas Mathews and John Jennings (Royal Navy officer) are Royal Navy admirals.

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Kanhoji Angre

Kanhoji Angre (kanʱod͡ʒiː aːŋɡɾe), also known as Conajee Angria or Sarkhel Angré (August 1669 – 4 July 1729) was a chief of the Maratha Navy in present-day India.

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Kingdom of Sardinia

The Kingdom of Sardinia,The name of the state was originally Latin: Regnum Sardiniae, or Regnum Sardiniae et Corsicae when the kingdom was still considered to include Corsica.

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Kolaba Fort

Kolaba Fort located at Alibag beach is an old fortified maritime base in Alibag, Konkan, India.

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Koli people

The Koli is an agriculturist caste of India.

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Line of battle

The line of battle is a tactic in naval warfare in which a fleet of ships forms a line end to end.

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Llandaff

Llandaff (Llandaf; from llan 'church' and Taf) is a district, community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales.

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Louis VI of France

Louis VI (late 1081 – 1 August 1137), called the Fat (le Gros) or the Fighter (le Batailleur), was King of the Franks from 1108 to 1137.

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Mahón

Mahón, officially Maó, and also written as Mahon or Port Mahon in English, is the capital and second largest city of Menorca.

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Malabar Coast

The Malabar Coast is the southwestern region of the Indian subcontinent.

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Marathi people

The Marathi people (Marathi: मराठी लोक, Marāṭhī lōk) or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, Marāṭhī) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India.

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Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer

Admiral of the Fleet Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer (ca. 1650 – 18 August 1720), of Covent Garden, Westminster, and Westcliffe, near Dover, was an Anglo-Irish Royal Navy officer and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1720.

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Messina

Messina (Missina) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina.

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Naples

Naples (Napoli; Napule) is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nine Years' War

The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.

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Old Style and New Style dates

Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively.

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Planned French invasion of Britain (1744)

An invasion of Great Britain was planned by France in 1744 shortly after the declaration of war between them as part of the War of the Austrian Succession.

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies.

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Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom

Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom is a now honorary office generally held by a senior (possibly retired) Royal Navy admiral, though the current incumbent is a retired Royal Marine General.

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René Duguay-Trouin

René Trouin, Sieur du Gué, also known as René Duguay-Trouin (10 June 1673 – 27 September 1736), was a French Navy officer and nobleman best known for his actions during the War of the Spanish Succession in the early 18th century.

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Richard Lestock

Admiral Richard Lestock (22 February 1679 – 17 December 1746) was an officer in the Royal Navy, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral. Thomas Mathews and Richard Lestock are British military personnel of the War of the Quadruple Alliance, Royal Navy admirals, Royal Navy officers who were court-martialled and Royal Navy personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession.

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River Medway

The River Medway is a river in South East England.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Rye House Plot

The Rye House Plot of 1683 was a plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother (and heir to the throne) James, Duke of York.

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Saint-Tropez

Saint-Tropez (Sant Tropetz) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southern France.

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Sicily

Sicily (Sicilia,; Sicilia,, officially Regione Siciliana) is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

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Sir David Mathew

Sir David Mathew (1400–1484; born Dafydd ap Mathew), was a Welsh Knight.

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Sir Horace Mann, 1st Baronet

Sir Horace (Horatio) Mann, 1st Baronet KB (8 August 1706 – 6 November 1786), was a long-standing British resident and diplomat in Florence.

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St George's, Bloomsbury

St George's, Bloomsbury, is a parish church in Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom.

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Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.

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The Cathedral School, Llandaff

The Cathedral School, Llandaff (Welsh: Ysgol y Gadeirlan, Llandaf) is a coeducational private day school located in Llandaff, a district north of the Welsh capital Cardiff.

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Thomas Armstrong (English politician)

Sir Thomas Armstrong (– 20 June 1684) was an English Army officer and politician who was executed for treason.

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Toulon

Toulon (Tolon, Touloun) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base.

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Vijaydurg Fort

Vijaydurg (sometimes written as Viziadurg), the oldest fort on the Sindhudurg coast, was constructed during the regime of Raja Bhoja II of the Shilahar dynasty (construction period 1193-1205) and restructured by Shivaji.

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War of the Austrian Succession

The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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War of the Quadruple Alliance

The War of the Quadruple Alliance was fought from 1718 to 1720 by Spain, and the Quadruple Alliance, a coalition between Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic.

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War of the Spanish Succession

The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714.

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West Indies

The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 19 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.

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William Martin (Royal Navy officer)

William Martin (– 17 September 1756) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Spanish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession. Thomas Mathews and William Martin (Royal Navy officer) are Royal Navy admirals and Royal Navy personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession.

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William Rowley (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Rowley KB (c. 1690 – 1 January 1768) was a Royal Navy officer. Thomas Mathews and William Rowley (Royal Navy officer) are Royal Navy personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mathews

Also known as Mathews, Thomas.

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See also

British military personnel of the War of the Quadruple Alliance

Royal Navy officers who were court-martialled

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