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Edward Vernon

1684 - 1757

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Admiral Edward Vernon (12 November 1684 – 30 October 1757) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He had a long and distinguished career, rising to the rank of admiral after 46 years service. As a vice admiral during the War of Jenkins' Ear, in 1739 he was responsible for the capture of Portobelo, Panama, seen as expunging the failure of Admiral Hosier there in a previous conflict. However, his amphibious operation against the Spanish port of Cartagena de Indias was a disastrous defeat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Vernon is the 1,341st most popular military personnel (down from 1,133rd in 2019), the 2,602nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,940th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Edward Vernon ranks 1,341 out of 2,058. Before him are Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Godfrid, Duke of Frisia, Sultan Agung of Mataram, Otto Ciliax, and George Browne. After him are Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, Yevgeny Miller, Archduke Leo Karl of Austria, Pavel Kurochkin, Oku Yasukata, and János Pálffy.

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Among people born in 1684, Edward Vernon ranks 18. Before him are Kimpa Vita, Robert Maynard, Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle, Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, and Matthias Bel. After him are Francesco Manfredini, Matthias Braun, and Johann Jacob Dillenius. Among people deceased in 1757, Edward Vernon ranks 17. Before him are Siraj ud-Daulah, David Hartley, 7th Dalai Lama, Antoine Pesne, Amursana, and Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin. After him are Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Johann Samuel König, Vakhushti of Kartli, Daniel Gran, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, and Bulleh Shah.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Vernon ranks 2,603 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Percy (1364), A. H. M. Jones (1904), William Curtis (1746), Gordon Jackson (1923), Glen Matlock (1956), and Tom Hiddleston (1981). After him are Lewis Gilbert (1920), Damien Hirst (1965), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), Jackie Collins (1937), John Owen (1616), and Edith Pargeter (1913).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Edward Vernon ranks 63. Before him are J. F. C. Fuller (1878), John Fastolf (1380), Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888), John Burgoyne (1722), John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), and Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717). After him are Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), John Paul Jones (1747), Henry Tandey (1891), Patrick Gordon (1635), George Rooke (1650), and John Alcock (1892).

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