* 1711 – Edward Boscawen, English admiral ( d. 1761 )

* 1776 – Thomas Bladen Capel English navy admiral ( d. 1853 )

* 1725 – Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral ( d. 1786 )

In 1662, English admiral and pirate Christopher Myngs captured and briefly occupied Santiago de Cuba on the eastern part of the island, in an effort to open up Cuba's protected trade with neighbouring Jamaica.

* 1859 – John Jellicoe, English admiral ( d. 1935 )

Also, some British sources have accounted the flag story ( He had the Spanish flag hauled down and the English flag hoisted in its stead ; Rooke's men quickly raised the British flag ... and Rooke claimed the Rock in the name of Queen Anne ; or Sir George Rooke, the British admiral, on his own responsibility caused the British flag to be hoisted, and took possession in name of Queen Anne, whose government ratified the occupation ).

* 1731 – Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan English admiral ( d. 1804 )

* 1841 – John " Jacky " Fisher, English admiral ( d. 1920 )

* 1710 – David Mitchell, English admiral ( b. 1642 )

* 1753 – William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician ( d. 1825 )

* 1585 – Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral ( b. 1512 )

* 1840 – Sidney Smith, English admiral ( b. 1764 )

* 1578 – Arthur Champernowne, English admiral ( b. 1524 )

* 1684 – Edward Vernon, English Royal Navy admiral ( d. 1757 )

* January 21 – Robert Henry English, American admiral ( b. 1888 )

* January 16 – Robert Henry English, American admiral ( d. 1943 )

* November 8 – John Byron, English admiral ( d. 1786 )

* January 16 – Edward Fiennes Clinton, English admiral ( b. 1512 )

** Robert Blake, English admiral ( d. 1657 )

* June 5 – Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, English colonial administrator and admiral ( d. 1658 )

* July – Spanish admiral Santa Cruz defeats the Portuguese, French, and English off Terceira.

* March 29 – Arthur Champernowne, English admiral ( b. 1524 )

* January 24 – George Rooke, English admiral ( b. 1650 )

* November 4 – John Benbow, English admiral ( b. 1653 )

* July 12 – John Ashby, English admiral ( b. c. 1640 )

* 1646 – Battle of Torrington, Devon – the last major battle of the first English Civil War.

* February 16 – First English Civil War – The Battle of Great Torrington, Devon, the last major battle of the conflict, is fought.

)-Williamite War in Ireland: Battle of Bantry Bay between the English Royal Navy under the Earl of Torrington and the French fleet under the Marquis de Châteaurenault.

* Battle of Torrington, fought in 1646 during the English Civil War

Great Torrington had strategic significance in the English Civil War.

Today, both Van Doren and his wife, Gerry, are adjunct professors of English at the University of Connecticut, Torrington branch.

The main Allied fleet under Admiral Torrington was stationed in the English Channel ; a substantial part of the fleet was in the Mediterranean under Vice Admiral Henry Killigrew, which the Earl of Nottingham, William's Secretary of State and chosen naval advisor, hoped would neutralize the French Toulon squadron.

Torrington sailed from the Nore already convinced the French would be stronger – much of the Royal Navy had been diverted to protect their maritime commerce from privateers, and the Allied fleet now only had 56 English and Dutch ships of the line, totalling 4, 153 guns, to Tourville's fleet of 4, 600 guns.

Torrington himself was in the centre red squadron ; the rear blue squadron, commanded by Vice-Admiral Ralph Delaval, comprised both English and Dutch ships.

Nevertheless, Torrington burnt seven more badly-damaged Dutch ships and one English ship to avoid capture before gaining the refuge of the Thames ; as soon as he was in the safety of the river, he ordered all the navigation buoys removed, making any attempt to follow him too dangerous.

Torrington was temporarily replaced by a triumvirate of Sir Henry Killigrew, John Ashby and Sir Richard Haddock ; these were in turn replaced by Admiral Russell as sole commander of the English fleet.

The term was first used in 1690 when Lord Torrington, commander of the Royal Navy forces in the English Channel, found himself facing a stronger French fleet.

Following graduation from law school, the Hathaways moved to Torrington, Wyoming, where Mrs. Hathaway taught mainly English at Torrington Junior High School while Hathaway established a law practice.

Torrington played an important role in the War of the Grand Alliance, commanding the English and Dutch fleets at the Battle of Beachy Head ( 30 June 1690 O. S ), a serious defeat for the allied fleet.

It was then awarded to his brother, Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, who was later the admiral in command of the English and Dutch Fleets at the Battle of Beachy Head.

Thomas Fowler ( born 1777 in Great Torrington, Devon, England – died March 31, 1843 ) was an English inventor whose most notable invention was the thermosiphon which forms the basis of most modern central heating systems.