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John Benbow

1653 - 1702

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John Benbow

John Benbow (10 marzo 1653 – 4 novembre 1702) è stato un ammiraglio inglese, fu comandante in capo della Jamaica Station a Port Royal dal 1701 fino alla morte nel 1702. Si unì alla marina all'età di 25 anni, prendendo parte alle azioni contro i pirati algerini per poi unirsi alla marina mercantile dove rimase fino ai tempi della Gloriosa Rivoluzione del 1688, dopodiché tornò alla Royal Navy. Benbow combatté contro Francia durante la Guerra dei nove anni (1688-97), comandando diverse navi inglesi e prendendo parte alle battaglie di Battaglia di Beachy Head (1690), Battaglie di Barfleur e La Hogue nel 1690 e nel 1692. Raggiunse la fama durante le campagne contro Salé e i pirati mori; per l'assedio di Saint-Malo; e combattendo nelle Indie Occidentali contro la Francia durante la Guerra di successione spagnola (1701-1714). Leggi di più su Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Benbow is the 1,717th most popular militare (up from 1,728th in 2024), the 3,490th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,238th in 2019) and the 89th most popular British Militare.

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Among Militares

Among militares, John Benbow ranks 1,717 out of 2,058. Before him are Gregor MacGregor, Nozu Michitsura, Prince Frederick of Prussia, Giovanni Luppis, Melita Norwood, and Braxton Bragg. After him are Henry III, Count of Bar, Frederick C. Weyand, Ivan Maslennikov, Abu Obaida, Antonio Luna, and Roy Urquhart.

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HPI: 56.98
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HPI: 56.98
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HPI: 56.93
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HPI: 56.88
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1653, John Benbow ranks 17. Before him are Maria Amalia of Courland, Caspar van Wittel, Carlo Ruzzini, Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg, and Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg. Among people deceased in 1702, John Benbow ranks 9. Before him are Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, Jean Bart, Olaus Rudbeck, Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha, and Georg Eberhard Rumphius. After him is Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland.

Others Born in 1653

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Maria Amalia of Courland
NOBLEMAN
1653 - 1711
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 11
Caspar van Wittel
PAINTER
1653 - 1736
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 12
Carlo Ruzzini
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1735
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 13
Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1728
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 14
Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1653 - 1722
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 15
Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1707
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 16
John Benbow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1653 - 1702
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 17

Others Deceased in 1702

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Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1702
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 3
Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1702
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 4
Jean Bart
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1702
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 5
Olaus Rudbeck
BIOLOGIST
1630 - 1702
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 6
Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha
POLITICIAN
1644 - 1702
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 7
Georg Eberhard Rumphius
BIOLOGIST
1627 - 1702
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 8
John Benbow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1653 - 1702
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 9
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1702
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 10