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<p> A distinguished admiral, born at Thorncombe; entered the navy in 1740, and rising rapidly in his profession evinced high qualities as a leader; in 1782 he brilliantly outmanoeuvred De Grasse in the West Indies, and under Rodney played a conspicuous part in the destruction of the French fleet at the battle of Dominica, for which he was rewarded with an Irish peerage; he defeated Fox in the celebrated [[Westminster]] election, became a Lord of the Admiralty, and as commander of the [[Mediterranean]] fleet during the revolutionary wars, captured the French fleet at [[Toulon]] and reduced Corsica; in 1796 he was created a viscount (1724-1816). </p> | <p> A distinguished admiral, born at Thorncombe; entered the navy in 1740, and rising rapidly in his profession evinced high qualities as a leader; in 1782 he brilliantly outmanoeuvred De Grasse in the West Indies, and under Rodney played a conspicuous part in the destruction of the French fleet at the battle of Dominica, for which he was rewarded with an Irish peerage; he defeated Fox in the celebrated [[Westminster]] election, became a Lord of the Admiralty, and as commander of the [[Mediterranean]] fleet during the revolutionary wars, captured the French fleet at [[Toulon]] and reduced Corsica; in 1796 he was created a viscount (1724-1816). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74788"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hood,+samuel,+viscount Samuel Hood Viscount from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74788"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hood,+samuel,+viscount Samuel Hood Viscount from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 15 October 2021
Samuel Hood Viscount [1]
A distinguished admiral, born at Thorncombe; entered the navy in 1740, and rising rapidly in his profession evinced high qualities as a leader; in 1782 he brilliantly outmanoeuvred De Grasse in the West Indies, and under Rodney played a conspicuous part in the destruction of the French fleet at the battle of Dominica, for which he was rewarded with an Irish peerage; he defeated Fox in the celebrated Westminster election, became a Lord of the Admiralty, and as commander of the Mediterranean fleet during the revolutionary wars, captured the French fleet at Toulon and reduced Corsica; in 1796 he was created a viscount (1724-1816).
