* 1799 – The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the Second Coalition of the French Revolutionary Wars.

* 1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles.

Before the demolition could take place, Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair ( Director of Naval Intelligence and head of MI6 ) bought the site.

Among her portraits which followed from that association are those of Georges Clemenceau ; First Lady Edith Roosevelt and her daughter ; and Admiral Sir David Beatty.

In 1655, Oliver Cromwell dispatched a fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir William Penn, to conquer Santo Domingo.

The Neustra Señora del Rosario, the Spanish Armada's " payship " commanded by Admiral Pedro de Valdés, was captured along with all its crew by Sir Francis Drake.

The house had previously belonged to Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane and before him General Sir Robert Arbuthnot KCB.

Admiral Sir Edward Seymour sent reinforcements to Peking, but they were insufficient to defend the Legation.

In May 1902 he was passed fit for sea duty and was appointed captain of the cruiser HMS Juno in June, spending two months in exercises with the Channel Fleet under Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson before joining the Mediterranean fleet.

Admiral Sir Dudley Pound commented: ' Who wants these sinkers-of-hospital-ships and machine-gunners-of-sailors-in-the-water at Admiral Beatty's funeral anyway?

Admiral ) Sir David Beatty, KCB, KCVO, DSO

Admiral ) Sir David Beatty, GCB, KCVO, DSO

Admiral ) Sir David Beatty, GCB, GCVO, DSO

* 1 January – 1 May 1919: Admiral Sir David Beatty, GCB, GCVO, DSO

* 1 May – 3 June 1919: Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty, GCB, GCVO, DSO

* 3 June – 18 October 1919: Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO

He was posted to the battleship HMS Centurion in the Reserve Fleet in 1926 and became Assistant Fleet Wireless and Signals Officer of the Mediterranean Fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Roger Keyes in January 1927.

Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral ( 1540 – 27 January 1596 ) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era.

Allied leaders of the Sicilian campaign in North Africa ; ( front row, left to right ) General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder | Arthur Tedder, General Sir Harold Alexander, Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope | Andrew Cunningham, ( top row, left to right ) Harold Macmillan, Major General Walter Bedell Smith, and unidentified British officers ; 1943

However, he was wrecked on HMS Victoria when it collided with HMS Camperdown ( the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon ) off Tripoli on 22 June 1893 ; the Admiral, 21 officers and 350 men drowned.

* In the 2008 novel Kobayashi Maru by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels, Admiral Valdore attempts once again to cause conflict in the region approximately one year after the incident involving the Aenar, this time using " Telecapture ", designed to take over and control enemy ships.

United States Army | Army Captain ( United States ) | Captain receiving the Silver Star from United States Navy | Navy Admiral ( United States ) | Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Admiral Ozzel ( Michael Sheard ) commands the Executor at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back, with command shifting to Admiral Piett ( Kenneth Colley ) later in the movie and persisting through Return of the Jedi.

Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, a former Chief of the Defence Staff, lived in Woodwarde Road and Sir John Scarlett, head of MI6, lived just off the South Circular Road.

The British and the French joined forces under Admiral Sir Michael Seymour.

Admiral Anson, the 1st and 5th Earl of Lichfield, and several other members of the Anson family of Shugborough Hall are buried at St Michael and All Angels Church in Colwich.

He was the eldest son of Christopher Johnson ( 1687-1764 ) of Smithstown, Co. Meath and Anne Warren, daughter of Michael Warren of Warrenstown, Co. Meath and Catherine Aylmer, sister of Admiral Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer.

* Admiral Michael Mullen, Navy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Admiral Anson, the 1st Earl of Lichfield and others are buried at St Michael and All Angels Church in Colwich, a short distance from Shugborough Hall.

In 1994, Prince Michael was made Honorary Commodore ( now Honorary Rear Admiral ) of the Royal Naval Reserve, and in 2002 he was made Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Benson.

In the mid-1990s, Hackworth investigated Admiral Jeremy Michael Boorda, then Chief of Naval Operations.

* Michael Bates – Able Seaman Ginger, Lt. Bates, Rear Admiral Ironbridge, Padre, Captain Ignatius Aloysius Atchison

Ye Mingchen refused to capitulate, despite minor reprisals, and the Royal Navy breached the city's walls on 29 October, following which Parkes accompanied Admiral Sir Michael Seymour in entering Ye Mingchen's yamen.

* Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Le Fanu 1968 – 1970

* Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Pollock 1971 – 1974

* Admiral Sir Michael Hodges, 1927 – 1930

* Admiral Sir Michael Livesay, 1991 – 1992

* Admiral Sir Michael Layard, 1992 – 1995

* Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, 1995 – 1997

* Admiral Sir Michael Denny, 1949 – 1953

* Admiral Sir Michael Pollock, 1970 – 1971

He was officially sworn in as 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1, 2011, succeeding Admiral Michael Mullen.