HRH Prince Rupert Palatine (1619-1682)

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HRH Prince Rupert Palatine

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth17.12.1619CSORN
First Known Service1.1649CSORN
Last Known Service1665CSORN
Date of Death29.11.1682CSORN

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
			Appointed Prince Rupert of the Rhine
1.1649	30.9.1651	Constant Reformation (40) 1648-1651 British 40 Gun 2nd Rate Great Ship , as Flag Officer, Unknown,	TRN2
22.5.1649	10.1649	Commanded the Royalist Vesels at the Blockade of Kinsale
10.3.1649/50	10.1650	Blockade of the Tagus
1652	1654	Swallow (36) 1648-1654 British 36 Gun 3rd Rate Middling Ship , as Flag Officer, Unknown,	BWAS-1603
3.6.1665		Commanded the The White Squadron at the Battle of Lowestoft
3.6.1665		Commanded the The Main Body - White Squadron at the Battle of Lowestoft

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CSORNDavid Bonner-Smith, Robert L. DiNardo, David Syrett, Web Site

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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Posted by Cy on Monday 14th of August 2017 14:13

Yeah, go us. I'll fix that then.

Posted by Tony Willoughby on Monday 14th of August 2017 11:02

you have Prince Rupert's last known service as 1654, but in command of the White Squadron at the battle of Lowestoft in 1665

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