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Robert Blake

1599 - 1657

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Robert Blake (27 September 1598 – 7 August 1657) was an English naval officer who served as general at sea and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1656 to 1657. Blake served under Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War and Anglo-Spanish War, and as the commanding Admiral of the State's Navy during the First Anglo-Dutch War. Blake is recognized as the "chief founder of England's naval supremacy", a dominance subsequently inherited by the British Royal Navy well into the early 20th century. Despite this, due to deliberate attempts to expunge the Parliamentarians from historical records following the Stuart Restoration, Blake's achievements tend to remain relatively unrecognized. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Blake is the 1,042nd most popular military personnel (down from 999th in 2019), the 2,089th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,693rd in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Robert Blake ranks 1,042 out of 2,058. Before him are Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, Arslan Isra'il, Ramón de Cardona, Prince Moriyoshi, and Felice Pasquale Baciocchi. After him are Teruo Nakamura, Achillas, Philip Sheridan, Pavel Rotmistrov, Dame Gruev, and Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski.

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Among people born in 1599, Robert Blake ranks 13. Before him are Stefan Czarniecki, Pieter van Laer, Ottavio Piccolomini, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, John Berchmans, and Andrea Sacchi. After him are Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Adriaen van Utrecht, Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé, Prasat Thong, and Marie of the Incarnation. Among people deceased in 1657, Robert Blake ranks 15. Before him are Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Menasseh Ben Israel, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Kâtip Çelebi, Olimpia Maidalchini, and Laura Mancini. After him are Hayashi Razan, Jacob van Eyck, Andrew Bobola, Dilras Banu Begum, Johann Baptist Cysat, and Evert van Aelst.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Blake ranks 2,089 out of 8,785. Before him are June Almeida (1930), Vince Clarke (1960), John Wetton (1949), Louis Tomlinson (1991), William Auld (1924), and Roland Penrose (1900). After him are June Whitfield (1925), James McAvoy (1979), Fred West (1941), Charles Mackay (1814), Ronald Colman (1891), and Eileen Atkins (1934).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Robert Blake ranks 46. Before him are William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), Henry Allingham (1896), Andrew Parker Bowles (1939), Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), Richard Dannatt (1950), and James Wolfe (1727). After him are Arthur Rostron (1869), Horatio Gates (1727), David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), and Arthur Percival (1887).

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