A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217 to 1688 - David Hannay

INDEX

Admiral, first, of title, [13];
of Northern Fleet, of Western Fleet, of Irish Sea, ibid.
Admiral, Lord High, power of his office, [37].
Admiral's Regiment. See [Marines].
Admiralty, origin of, [37];
Commission of, [174].
Aguila, Juan del, Spanish commander, [136].
Alards of Winchelsea, Admirals, [14].
Algiers, expedition against pirates of, [165]-[169].
Allen, Sir Thomas, commands in Straits, [336], [337];
commands White Division, [372];
commands against Barbary pirates, [399].
Amsterdam, New, Dutch colony seized by Sir R. Holmes, [329].
Appleton, Captain Henry, at Leghorn, [266]-[273].
Aquitaine, ships of, used by kings of England, [15].
Armada, Invincible, [91]-[115].
Armament of ships, [40], [75]-[77].
Arundel, Earl of, why put in command of Western Fleet, [14].
Arundel, Sir John, his shipwreck, [31].
Ashby, Captain John, how persuaded to betray king, [459];
proposes to go to Torbay, [461].
Ashley, Lord, afterwards Earl of Shaftesbury, Commissioner of Prizes, [381].
Axon, captain of Garland, [247].
Aylmer, Captain, share in revolution, [458], [459].
Ayscue, Sir George, blockades Rupert, [200];
appointed to reduce Plantations, [210];
reduces Barbadoes, [212], [213];
returns home, [230];
at Plymouth, [235];
in Downs, [236];
attacks De Ruyter's convoy, [239];
removed from command, [240];
in Blue Squadron, [338];
surrenders to Dutch, [359];
reported ill-treatment of, by Dutch, [365].

Badiley, Captain Richard, succeeds Penn in Mediterranean, [266];
at Zante, [268];
his action with Dutch, [269];
and operations near Elba and Leghorn, [269]-[273].
Bahuchet, French admiral, [22].
Ball, Captain, sent to coerce Danes, [265].
Bankert, Dutch admiral, [371];
at battle of Texel, [434], [435].
Barbadoes, Island of, held for king, [210], [211];
Penn and Venables at, [283].
Barbary pirates, [292];
Lawson cruises against, [322], [323];
expeditions against, [398]-[408].
Barbavera, Genoese in French service, [21].
Barton, Andrew, Scotch pirate, [48].
Baskerville, Sir Thomas, commands soldiers in expedition of 1594, [125];
brings home squadron, [127].
Batten, William, surveyor, [181];
fires on queen at Bridlington, [185];
removed from command, [188];
escapes from London, and joins Prince of Wales, [191];
discontent of Royalists with, [192];
goes back to Parliament, [193].
Batten, captain of Bonaventure, [247].
Bazan, Alonso de, takes the Revenge, [120]-[122].
Bazan, Álvaro de, Marquess of La Cruz, Spanish admiral, [92], [93].
Beach, Captain, destroys the Algerines, [399].
Beale, Governor of St. Helena, [441].
Beauchamp, Sir John, K.G., first Admiral for all the Seas, [14].
Beaufort, Duke of, his squadron, [377].
Beggars of Sea, what were, [80].
Bergen, attack on Dutch at, [346]-[348].
Berkeley, Sir W., killed in Four Days' Battle, [355];
story of Dutch insult to body of, [365];
his body embalmed and sent home, [383].
Berry, John, story of, [388];
takes command at Spithead, [462];
on Commission of 1686, [450].
Bertendona, Martin de, commands squadron of Italy in Armada, [101].
Black Oliver, serves in retaking of St. Helena, [441], [442].
Blackburn, admiral for north, [29].
Blagg, Ensign, gallant death of, [287].
Blake, Benjamin, accused of misconduct, [247].
Blake, Colonel Robert, admiral and general at sea, [196];
blockades Rupert, [200];
ordered to pursue, [201];
services against Rupert, [202]-[205];
returns to England, [213];
helps in reduction of Channel Islands, [214];
action with Tromp, [232], [233];
sails north, [236];
replaces Ayscue in Channel, [240];
brush with French, [242];
defeats Dutch near Kentish Knock, [243]-[245];
fights battle of Dungeness, [246], [247];
offers to resign, and makes complaint of officers, [247];
in battle of Portland, [249];
wounded, [251];
commands squadron in Thames, [257];
joins fleet, [260];
health breaks down, [261];
prepares to sail to Mediterranean, [278];
cruise in Mediterranean, [291]-[294];
returns, ibid.;
blockades Cadiz, ibid.;
attacks Spanish ships at Santa Cruz, [295], [296];
greatness of the achievement, [297];
his death, ibid.
Board, Navy. See [Navy Office].
Bocanegra, Ambrosio, Genoese admiral of Castile, [28].
Bombay taken possession of, [321].
Bougie, Sir E. Spragge attacks pirates at, [401], [402].
Bourne, Nicholas, rear-admiral, afterwards Commissioner, at Harwich;
in battle of Dover, [232], [233].
Boyle, Mr., killed, [342].
Brackel, Captain, breaks the chain at Gillingham Reach, [394].
Breda, negotiations at, [384].
Brest, battle of, in 1512, [49].
Bridge, Sir Tobias, cruises in West Indies, [440].
Bridlington, Queen Henrietta Maria lands at, [185].
Brouncker, Mr., brings order to shorten sail, [343].
Brown paper stuff, what was, [161].
Brunsvelt, Schoutbynacht, [371].
Buckingham. See [Villiers], George.
Byng, George, exertions in Revolution, [458], [459];
carries message from fleet, [461];
appointed to command of Constant Warwick, [462].

Cabal, how composed, [411].
Cadiz, attack on, [128]-[130];
second attack on, [170];
bullion trade at, [453], [454].
Calais, possession of, by England gives command of Straits, [16].
Camperdown, English and Dutch fleets anchor near, [262].
Cárdenas, Don Alonso de, Spanish ambassador, his answer to Cromwell, [278].
Carteret, Sir George, expelled from Navy Office, [411].
Castle, Mr., shipbuilder, [332].
Catharine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II., [320].
Catz, Dutch officer in command near Leghorn, [266].
Cecil, Sir Edward, commands expedition to Cadiz, [170].
Chalmer, Mr., [247].
Charles I., King, reasons for defects of navy in his reign, [171];
desire to strengthen fleet, [172];
tries to extort money from Spanish fleet, [177];
fleet turns against, [179];
execution of, [195].
Charles, Prince of Wales, afterwards Charles II., joined by part of navy, [190];
comes on coast of Norfolk and into Thames, [191].
Charles II., King, his character and interest in navy, [299], [300];
reasons for disliking Dutch, [325];
decides to reduce fleet, [378];
becomes tired of war, [379];
his secret plans, [380];
joins Louis XIV. in attack on Holland, [408], [409];
accepts Test Act, [427];
decline of navy in his last years, [445].
Chatham, attack on, by Dutch, [389]-[397].
Chips, what were, [312].
Cinque Ports, men of, at Dover, [5];
their quota, [11];
services and decline, ibid.
Clerk of Ships or of Navy. See [Navy Office].
Clifford, George, Earl of Cumberland, his voyages, [137]-[144].
Clifford, Sir George, joins the fleet, [356];
describes sailing of fleet, [370].
Closing of the Exchequer, [412].
Clytherow, Richard, admiral for south and west, [29].
Commission to inquire into state of navy proposed, [156];
appointed, [157];
its report, [157]-[161].
Comptroller. See [Navy Office].
Cordelier, French ship, burnt, [49].
Cormat, or Cormac, associate of pirates, [151]-[154].
Cornwall, Captain Wolfran, how induced to betray king, [459].
Courtenaer, Dutch admiral, [339].
Coventry, Sir William, secretary to Duke of York, [338];
criticises Sandwich, [349];
attends funeral of Sir C. Myngs, [362].
Cox, Captain Owen, sent to warn Badiley, [268].
Cromwell, Oliver, government of, [276], [277];
resolves to attack Spain, ibid.;
orders to Penn and Venables, [281], [282];
death of, [298].
Cromwell, Richard, sends fleet to north, [318].
Cubitt, captain of Tulip, quoted, [220].
Cumberland. See [Clifford], George, Earl of.
Cuttins, in Blue Squadron, [338].

Dakins, Rear-Admiral, [283].
D'Annebault, French admiral, commands at St. Helens, [59]-[61];
his retreat, [62];
anchors at Shoreham, [69].
Darcy, Mr. Thomas, first-known King's Letter boy, [303].
Dartmouth, Lord. See [Legge], George.
Dead Pays, what were, [43].
Deane, Sir Anthony, shipbuilder, [332];
on Commission of 1686, [450].
Deane, Colonel Richard, admiral and general at sea, [196];
summoned from Scotland to fleet, [234];
in battle of Portland, [249];
wounded, [251];
his death, [259].
Descharges of Brest invented portholes, [9].
D'Estrées, French admiral, [417];
conduct of, at Solebay, [421], [422];
in Downs, [429];
at battle of Texel, [434]-[439].
De Liefde, Dutch vice-admiral, [371].
Denbigh, Earl of, commander in Channel, [170].
Denmark, King of, agrees to plunder Dutch, [346].
De Ruyter, Michael Adrianzoon, appointed to succeed Tromp, [236];
defends convoy, [240];
outmanœuvres Penn, [241], [242];
in battle of Kentish Knock, [243]-[245];
commands van of Dutch fleet, [259];
in Mediterranean, [323];
sails in pursuit of Sir R. Holmes, [330];
with convoy, [339];
appointed admiral, [344];
relieves Dutch at Bergen, [348], [349];
at sea, [353];
in Four Days' Battle, [354]-[360];
cruises at mouth of Thames, [369];
at Boulogne, [377];
directs attack on Chatham, [389]-[397];
his attack on Chatham, [389]-[397];
appointed to command of Dutch fleet, [417];
masterly management at Solebay, [420]-[425];
his great qualities of command, [428];
his conduct of campaign of 1673, [429]-[438].
De With, Cornelius Witte, appointed to succeed Tromp, [238];
in battle of Kentish Knock, [243]-[245];
quoted, [261].
De Witt, Cornelius, delegate with Dutch Fleet at Chatham, [389], [397].
De Witt, John, Grand Pensionary, [227];
orders to De Ruyter, [324];
retaliates for Sir R. Holmes's cruise, [329], [330];
severe measures, [343];
joins fleet as deputy, [344];
eager for peace, [383];
endeavours to secure allies, [412];
murdered with his brother Cornelius, [420].
Dover, battle of, [6], [7];
battle near, [232], [233];
Treaty of, [409], [410].
Downing, Sir George, ambassador in Holland, [324]-[329].
Drake, Sir Francis, with Hawkins, [87];
his expeditions to West Indies, [87], [88];
commands expedition of 1585 to West Indies, [89];
expedition to Cadiz, [93], [94];
captures Don Pedro de Valdes, [106];
in expedition to Portugal, [117];
last expedition to West Indies, and death, [124]-[127].
Dudley, Ambrose, Earl of Warwick, commands at Havre, [88].
Dungeness, battle of, [246].
Dutch, our disputes with, as to flag, and blockade, [148];
war, causes of first, [215], [216];
defects of their naval administration, [226], [227];
preliminaries of second war with, [324]-[330];
third war with, infamous character of, [408];
English declaration of war with, [415];
war with, unpopular in England, [420], [421].

Earl of Salisbury, William Longsword, burns French ships at Damme, [5].
East India Company, Dutch, [324].
Echyngham, Sir Edward, report to Wolsey, [44];
reports death of Sir E. Howard, [53], [54].
Edward III., King, at Sluys, [21]-[23];
at Espagnols sur Mer, [24]-[26];
decline of navy at end of his reign, [27], [28].
Effingham, Lord Howard of, Lord High Admiral, his character, [97];
his fleet scattered by storm, [99];
offers to pay for great ships, [100];
sends defiance to Spanish fleet, [105];
follows but does not attack Spaniards, [112];
neglects administration of, [156], [157];
resigns office, [161].
Elizabeth, Queen, revives the navy, [73], [74];
her poverty, and love of tricks, [96];
rebukes Hawkins, [119].
Elliot, Captain, commands advance squadron, [370].
Espagnols sur Mer, battle of, [23]-[25].
Essex county, story of gentlemen of, [366], [367].
Essex, Earl of, commands an attack on Cadiz, [128];
voyage to Isles, [134], [135].
Essex, Earl of, the young, serves in second expedition to Cadiz, [170].
Eustace the Monk, who was, [5];
his defeat and death, [6], [7].
Evertsen, Dutch admiral, [339].
Evertszoon, Jan, Dutch admiral, [354]-[360];
commands Dutch van, [371];
commands Dutch squadron in West Indies, [440].
Evertszoon, Schoutbynacht, [371].

Falkland, Lord, Treasurer of Navy, [450].
Falmouth, Earl of, killed, [342].
Fan-Fan, story of, [373].
Fireships, use of, at Calais, [109].
Fishermen's war, [18], [19].
Flags, used in 1545;
used by Parliament, [195].
Flores de Valdes, Diego, commands squadron of Castile in Armada, [100];
his character, [101].
Four Days' Battle, [343]-[360].
Francis I., King of France, efforts to form fleet, [57].
Frobisher, Sir Martin, voyage to Isles with Hawkins, [118].

Gabriel, her crew, [41], [42].
Gage, Thomas, author of New Survey of the West Indies, [281];
in attack on Jamaica, [289].
Galen, Jan van, succeeds Catz, [269];
operations near Leghorn, [269]-[272].
Garde, Baron de la, commands French galleys, [59].
Gillingham Reach, chain in, [393], [394].
Godwin, J., Commissioner of Navy, [451].
Gomez de Medina, Juan, has command in Armada, [101].
Goodson, Vice-Admiral, [284];
his regiment, [285];
gallant conduct of regiment, [288];
remains at Jamaica, [290];
dismissed, [302].
Gravelines, battle of, [110].
Grenville, Vice-Admiral Sir Richard, his action in the Revenge, and death, [120]-[122].
Guard, Winter and Summer, what was, [56], [149].

Haddock, Sir Richard, account of, [416];
Commissioner of Navy, [450].
Hall, Captain Edward, commands squadron, [207];
letter quoted, ibid.
Harman, Sir John, captain of flagship, [342];
wounded in Four Days' Battle, [355];
his cruise to West Indies, [385]-[389];
rear-admiral of Red, [418];
at battle of Texel, [434].
Harold, King, disbands his fleet, [4];
why, ibid.
Hastings, John, Earl of Pembroke, defeated at Rochelle, [28].
Hawkins, Sir John, Treasurer and Comptroller of Navy, [78];
first voyage to West Indies, [81], [84];
third voyage, [85], [87];
voyage to Isles, [118];
story of, [119];
his death, [126].
Hawkins, Sir Richard, serves in expedition to Algiers, [168].
Haynes, Major-General, killed, [257].
Helvoetsluys, English ships at, [192], [193].
Henrietta, Queen Maria, lands at Bridlington, [185].
Henry VIII., interest in his navy, [46], [47];
at Portsmouth, [49].
Herbert, Arthur, serves against Barbary pirates, [408];
his command in Straits, [453], [454];
appointed Rear-Admiral of England, [456];
dismissed by king, [457];
goes over to Prince of Orange, ibid.
Hewer, Mr., on Commission of 1686, [450].
Hiddes de Vries, Tjerk, Dutch admiral, [371].
Hoen, G't, Shoutbynucht, [372].
Holdfast, Tom, at St. Helena, [442].
Holland, invasion of, in 1672, [417];
restoration of Stadtholderate in, [423], [424].
Holmes, Sir Robert, serves with Prince Rupert, [209];
cruise against the Dutch, [328], [329];
rear-admiral of Red, [372];
attacks Smyrna convoy, [412]-[414].
House of Commons. See [Parliament].
Howard, Lord Charles. See [Effingham].
Howard, Lord Thomas, commands voyage to Isles, [120], [122].
Howard, Sir Edward, [41];
report to king [47], [48];
ravages coast of France, [49];
at Plymouth, [50];
urges king to join fleet, [51];
his death, [54].
Hubert de Burgh, who was, [5];
his victory at Dover, [6], [7].
Hurtado de Mendoza, Antonio, his command in Armada, [101].