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  • St Vincent, John Jervis, Earl of 21991641911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 24 — St Vincent, John Jervis, Earl ofST VINCENT, JOHN JERVIS, Earl of...
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  • Royal Naval Biography John Marshall John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent 2105030Royal Naval Biography — John Jervis, Earl of St VincentJohn Marshall Layout 2 ​...
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  • Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols. "St Vincent, John Jervis, Earl of," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)...
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  • command of the Vesuvius bomb; and on the 1st Nov. in the same year, he obtained post rank in the Boyne, a second rate, bearing the flag of Sir John Jervis; with...
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  • the pendant of Nelson as commodore, with whom he had formed while in Corsica a close intimacy. Sir John Jervis's squadron off Cape St. Vincent having been...
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  • Indies as a Midshipman, on board the Boyne, of 98 guns, bearing the flag of Sir John Jervis, now Earl of St. Vincent, to whose favorable notice he soon recommended...
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  • Battle of the," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) "St Vincent, John Jervis, Earl of," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) "St Vincent, Battle...
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  • Great Britain its proud dominion of the ocean, ​will be found in our memoir of the Earl of St. Vincent, then Sir John Jervis, from whom Vice-Admiral Waldegrave...
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  • board the Boyne, of 98 guns, bearing the flag of Sir John Jervis, (now Earl of St. Vincent) from which ship he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in...
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  • promotion, and appointment to the very same frigate by Earl St. Vincent, on the IJth Jan. 1804. A renewal of hostilities with Spain being some time after expected...
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  • continued with Jervis, who was made a peer under the title of Earl St Vincent. Nelson’s own services were recognized by the grant of the knighthood of the Bath...
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  • his flag to that ship upon this occasion.” In the month of December following, Sir John Jervis having hoisted his flag on board the Victory, Captain Knight...
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  • battle of June 1, 1794, appears also to have obtained for him the approbation of his superiors. Early in 1796, Mr. Berry was appointed by Sir John Jervis, under...
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  • February, 1762, on board the Gosport, commanded by Captain Jervis, now Earl of St. Vincent; he subsequently served in the Juno, Lively, aud Emerald frigates...
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  • Shaftesbury. 1st earl of; Sidney, Algernon; Somers, John, Lord. AIRY, WILFRED, M.Inst.C.E. (W. AY.) Tacheometry; Weighing Machines. AITKEN, JOHN, LL.D., F...
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  • reaching the rendezvous off Cape St. Vincent, communicated intelligence of the force and situation of the enemy to Sir John Jervis, by whom he was immediately...
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  • Earl St. Vincent’s promise, and although his messmate, the third lieutenant, was made a commander, he himself was not included. After the renewal of hostilities...
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  • de Nevile, and she of the Earl of Richmond, and Thomas Vincent, and John de Brandon, held of her the 3d part of a fee. In the 20th of Edward III. Ralph...
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  • Vice-Admiral of the island of St. Vincent and its Dependencies. This officer, the fourth and eldest surviving son of the late Admiral John Brisbane, entered the naval...
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  • corvette, of 16 guns and 70 men. On the same day Sir Horatio Nelson, who had been wounded in the late battle, wrote to Earl St .Vincent from the mouth of the...
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