When the office of Lord High Admiral was in commission, as it was for most of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries until it reverted to the Crown, it was exercised by a Board of Admiralty, officially known as the Commissioners for Exercising the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, & c. ( alternatively of England, Great Britain or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland depending on the period ).

When Jellicoe was promoted to First Sea Lord in 1916, Beatty succeeded him as commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet and received promotion to the acting rank of Admiral at the age of 45 on 27 November.

When it became obvious that a military action in East Pakistan was inevitable, Admiral Ahsan resigned from his position as Martial Law Administrator in protest, and immediately flew back to Karachi, West Pakistan.

When Tiso proved reluctant to do so on the grounds that the autonomy that had existed since October 1938 was sufficient for him, and to completely sever links with the Czechs would leave Slovakia open to being annexed by Hungary, Ribbentrop had the German Embassy in Budapest contact the Regent, Admiral Miklós Horthy.

When Ekaterin is taken ill, Taura traces it to a string of pearls that had apparently been sent by current Dendarii Admiral ( and Miles's ex-lover ) Elli Quinn, and which do not look right to her augmented vision.

When Admiral Bokhari heard the news, a strong and powerful protest was launched against the Prime minister and the silent cold war with the admiral came to end with Prime minister approving the relieving papers of Admiral Bokhari the next morning.

When Senator Valdore questioned this policy, he was dismissed from the senate ( although he later joined the military, and rose quickly through the ranks, becoming Admiral by 2154 ).

When in June 1756 Minorca fell after a failed attempt by Admiral Byng to relieve it, Pitt's allegations fuelled the public anger against Newcastle-leading him to be attacked by a mob in Greenwich.

When Admiral Wilhelm Marschall asked for such a post to be created, Raeder's reply was " But I will direct the war at sea ".

When Admiral Hermann Boehem sent Raeder a memo in late August saying that the disposition of the German fleet could only made sense if there was no general war, one of Raeder's aides, a Captain Fricke replied with the comment on the margin: " That is precisely the point!

When Kessel is abandoned following Admiral Daala's attack on the planet in Darksaber, Calrissian takes over the planet, converts its prison into a mining complex, and mines spice from the planet for a number of years.

When President Philibert Tsiranana was forced to step down in 1972, a military directorate ensured an interim government before appointing one of its own, Admiral Didier Ratsiraka, to lead the country into its socialist Second Republic.

" When Tōgō decided to execute a turn to port in sequence, he did so to preserve the sequence of his battleline, with the flagship Mikasa still in the lead ( which could indicate that Admiral Tōgō wanted his more powerful units to enter action first ).

When the payment was not forthcoming from president Anastasio Bustamante, the king sent a fleet under Rear Admiral Charles Baudin to declare a blockade of all Mexican ports from Yucatán to the Rio Grande, to bombard the Mexican fortress of San Juan de Ulúa, and to seize the port of Veracruz.

When Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini found out what Admiral Darlan intended to do, that is, cooperate with the Allies, they immediately ordered the occupation of Vichy France and reinforced the Afrika Korps.

When Thrawn eventually returned to the Unknown Regions, having been made a Grand Admiral by Emperor Palpatine, he carved out a huge empire, going by the name Empire of the Hand.

When General Garm Bel Iblis of the New Republic attacked the Ubiqtorate Base on Yaga Minor, Talon Karrde and Admiral Pellaeon – who wanted peace between the Empire and the New Republic – were able to foil Disra and Tierce's scheme by revealing Flim's identity, thanks to a datacard given to Karrde by Jorj Car ' das.

When a new post office opened in 1898, the community was renamed Dewey, probably to honor Admiral Dewey's great victory that year at the Battle of Manila -- this was the height of the Spanish-American War.

When Paul turned eighteen, he was appointed Fleet Admiral of the Russian navy and colonel of the Cuirassier regiment, the latter of which was already granted him in 1762.

When he was young, Bart served in the Dutch navy under Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.

When the University of Mississippi began a process to find a new mascot in 2010, some students started a campaign to have Admiral Ackbar selected.

When the Imperial Remnant refuses to assist Caedus, his new apprentice assassinates Grand Admiral Pellaeon and turns control over to the Moffs who then come to aid Jacen.

When Dudley visited Newcastle and listened to his preaching in June 1552, he had mixed feelings about the fire-brand preacher, but he saw Knox as a potential asset.

When Dudley spends time cheering up Julia, there is an unexpected development: Dudley finds himself strongly attracted to her.

When Dudley's wife dies under mysterious circumstances, Elizabeth must decide if she really wants to marry ; and if so, is Dudley the right choice?

When Queen Anne's War ended, the town was selected by Governor Joseph Dudley to host negotiations for the 1713 Treaty of Portsmouth, which temporarily ended hostilities between the Abenaki Indians and English settlements of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire.

When Governor Winthrop and his Deputy Thomas Dudley viewed their lands in early 1638, they decided to use two great stones on the eastern bank of the Concord River to divide the property.

When making his appeal for ownership of the castle Dudley said of the castle's condition: "... the castle of its self is not able to lodge a good baron with his train, for all the one side of the said castle with also the dungeon tower is clearly ruinated and down to the ground ".

When Ambrose Dudley died in 1590 the title of Earl of Warwick became extinct for the second time.

When the Cabinet met on 16 February 1867, Disraeli voiced his support for some extension of the suffrage, providing statistics amassed by Robert Dudley Baxter, showing that 330, 000 people would be given the vote and all except 60, 000 would be granted extra votes.

When Augusta hears Elisha and Dudley driving away, she blames Miranda for their abandonment and beats her to death with a curfew bell, falling dead at her side from the exertion.

When the New Zealand tanks returned from 8th Indian division in early June, Dudley Russell, the Indian division's commander wrote to Freyberg saying: As the main attack advanced, X Corps with the New Zealand division moved forward to maintain protection of Eighth Army's right flank.

When the colony's governing magistrates drafted a response to the charges raised by Gorges, Dudley was alone in opposing language referring to the king as his " sacred majesty ", and to bishops of the Church of England as " Reverend Bishops ".

When Dudley brought this news to Boston at the end of 1683, a heated debate began in the legislature, with the hardline party again prevailing.

When he ordered Dudley to return home to provide for his deserted wife and family, Dudley refused.

When Henry died in 1612, only £ 3, 000 had been paid, and it is unclear whether Dudley ever received it.

When Pearson first notices one of them, a young black man named Dudley " Duke " Rhinemann stops him from screaming and calms him down.

When John was born, his father was a young knight, son of the executed Edmund Dudley, councillor to Henry VII ; in 1537 he became vice-admiral and later Lord Admiral.

When their attainder had been lifted in 1558, the Dudley brothers had renounced any rights to their father's possessions or titles.

When Robert Dudley had incurred the Queen's wrath while serving in the Netherlands as Governor-General in 1586, Ambrose wrote to him: " if I were you ...

When West Roxbury was still part of Roxbury, the town ’ s first burial place was today ’ s Eliot Burying Ground, near the present-day Dudley Square.

When McMahon and his partners broke away from the National Wrestling Alliance to form the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) in 1963, Dudley continued to work for McMahon.

When The Dudley Boyz came out to attack La Résistance they brought Conway in the ring with an American flag.

We're knee deep in feathers off that part of the coast ... not a single success in the whole forty years of training " When a perplexed Dudley asks if this makes his life a miserable failure, Sir Arthur is forced to reply " My life has been a miserable failure, yes.