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Benbow fought against France during the Nine Years War, serving on and later commanding several English vessels and taking part in the battles of Beachy Head, Barfleur and La Hogue in 1690 and 1692.
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Benbow and fought
Samuel Vincent of the Falmouth and Christopher Fogg of the Breda were initially sentenced to be cashiered for signing the six captains ' resolution, but Benbow personally declared that they had fought bravely and their sentences were remitted by the Lord High Admiral.
The Ruby and Benbow fought the French.
Benbow and against
Benbow distinguished himself well in a number of actions against the Algerine vessels, and won Herbert's approval.
Benbow's repetition of these eventually came to Booth's knowledge, and the captain brought a court-martial against Benbow, however this revealed that Benbow had only been repeating these words rather than being their originator.
Benbow was still dissatisfied with the overall result and initiated a court-martial against Captain Henry Tourville, accusing him of cowardice for not bringing his ship in closer.
Benbow then sailed with Berkeley and the Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral Philips van Almonde to Saint-Malo, intending to operate against privateering operations being conducted from the area.
By now Benbow, " who having seen the cowardly behaviour of some of them before, had reason to believe that they either had a design against him or to be traitors to their country if an opportunity happened that the French could have destroyed the Admiral ", ordered the squadron to return to Jamaica.
Benbow and France
Benbow was soon at sea again in March 1695, being appointed commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships which were then off the coast of France.
During two long wars with France and Spain he rose through the ranks to become sailing master and finally second lieutenant of a flagship serving under Admiral John Benbow in the West Indies.
Benbow and during
Benbow served as master of the fleet during the Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue.
Benbow and War
Whetstone was made Rear-Admiral under Benbow, who had been promoted to Vice-Admiral of the White on 19 January 1702 By now the War of the Spanish Succession had broken out, and news of its declaration reached Benbow on 7 July.
Benbow and serving
Benbow worked closely with his old colleague David Mitchell, then serving as Russell's first captain, and Josiah Burchett, Russell's clerk.
In 1892, Benbow had recently been removed from active service and was serving as a guard ship at Greenock ; the defects in her design would have been clear by this point.
Benbow and on
Benbow remained on station, and in August 1702 engaged Jean du Casse in an extended action off the coast of South America in which he suffered a mortal wound.
* Steve Benbow on his album Songs of Ireland
Charles Benbow's son, Jesse Benbow, built a more refined Greek Revival four-square home in 1858 on land inherited from his father.
The album's lone guest is Rachel Benbow Murdy, band founder Mike Doughty's ex-girlfriend, who supplies a vocal on " Janine.
Benbow entered the Royal Navy on 30 April 1678, aged 25 years.
On Narborough's return to England, Herbert was appointed acting commander-in-chief, and made Benbow master aboard HMS Nonsuch on 15 June 1679.
Benbow was ordered to forfeit three months ' pay, amounting to £ 12 15s., to the Adventures crew, and to " ask Captain Booth's pardon on board His Majesty's ship Bristol, declaring that he had no malicious intent in speaking those words ; all the commanders being present, and a boat's crew of each ship's company ".
Benbow went aboard the 48-gun HMS Norwich and began the bombardment on 16 November.
Benbow drew back from Dunkirk, and instead sailed around to Calais, where he carried out a further bombardment on 27 September.
Benbow on the other hand was widely lauded for his fearless inshore attacks with his bomb vessels.
" Benbow was then appointed to the grand committee of sixty men to oversee the plans for Greenwich Hospital in December 1695, but the issue dragged on until 1 May 1696.
Benbow was made commander-in-chief of the King's ships in the West Indies on 9 March 1698 and instructed to tackle the issue of piracy.
The Ruby was disabled on 23 August, and Benbow ordered her to retire to Port Royal.
Benbow died at Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica on 4 November 1702.
Benbow signed a three-year lease on a house belonging to the diarist John Evelyn, Sayes Court, in June 1696.
Captain Benbow is prominently mentioned in " Down by the Sea ", the last song on Business as Usual, the 1981 album by Australian rock group Men at Work.
Benbow Lake State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California, USA, established around a reservoir on the South Fork Eel River.
Among other distinctions, he is 2009 co-recipient of the George A. Miller Award for an Outstanding Recent Article on General Psychology for the 2007 Psychological Science in the Public Interest monograph on sex differences in mathematics and science, co-authored with Halpern, Benbow, Gur, Hyde, and Gernsbacher,.
In addition to jazz and session work, Denny was also a keen contributor on the folk scene, working extensively with the brilliant folk singer and guitarist Steve Benbow.
Benbow and later
Benbow instigated the trial and later imprisonment or execution of a number of the captains involved, though he did not live to see these results.
Six months later Evelyn wrote to a friend complaining " I have let my house to Captain Benbow, and have the mortification of seeing everyday much of my former labours and expenses there impairing for want of a more polite tenant.
Benbow and commanding
Benbow returned to active naval service in September 1693, joining Thomas Phillips, the second engineer of the ordnance, in jointly commanding a flotilla of bomb vessels to attack Saint-Malo.
The legend of ' Brave Benbow ', " Adml Benbow courageously commanding his Men to fight after his Leg was shattered to Pieces, St Martha ( West Indies ) 19 – 24 July 1702.
Benbow and several
Benbow lost " twenty fine paintings " and " several fine draughts and other designs relating to the Sea " from his personal property.
Benbow and English
* November 4 – John Benbow, English admiral ( b. 1653 )
John Benbow ( 10 March 1653 – 4 November 1702 ) was an English officer in the Royal Navy.
Benbow moved to command HMS Charles Galley, to direct the inshore operations of ten English and Dutch warships, nine English bomb vessels, and seventeen small boats and vessels.
This was counter to the English government's desire to see the end of the Scottish colonising efforts, and in June Benbow and the other West Indies governors received orders " not to assist the Scotch colony in Darien.
Here lyeth the Body of John Benbow, Esq., Admiral of the White, a true pattern of English Courage, who lost his life in Defence of his Queene & Country, November the 4th, 1702, In the 52nd year of his age, by a wound in his Legg.
* 1957 Sings English Folk Songs ( Steve Benbow )
* Len Benbow ( 1876 – 1946 ), English footballer with Nottingham Forest and Stoke
But the French had to hurry, because a large English squadron under admiral John Benbow was aware of the French presence and was looking for them.
* John Benbow ( 1653 – 1702 ), English admiral
* Admiral Benbow an English folk song.
John David Benbow " Jack " Robertson ( 22 February 1917 – 12 October 1996 ) was an English cricketer, who played county cricket for Middlesex, and in eleven Tests for England.
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