Admiral Robert Blake (1598-1657), General im Meer der Parlamentarischen Marine, militärischer Befehlshaber des Commonwealth von England, als der Vater der Royal Navy bekannt
3639 x 3627 px | 30,8 x 30,7 cm | 12,1 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
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1896
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Illustration from Cassell's illustrated history of England published circa 1896. Info from wiki: Robert Blake (27 September 1598 – 7 August 1657[1]) was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England and one of the most famous English admirals of the 17th century, whose successes have "never been excelled, not even by Nelson" according to one biographer.[2] Blake is recognised as the chief founder of England's naval supremacy, [3][4][5][6][7] a dominance subsequently inherited by the British Royal Navy[8] into the early 20th century. Despite this, due to deliberate attempts to expunge the Parliamentarians from history following the Restoration, Blake's achievements tend not to receive the full recognition that they deserve. Blake was appointed general at sea in 1649.[13] Although it is commonly used, Blake's name was never prefixed by 'admiral', a rank which was not used in the Parliamentarian navy; his actual rank of general at sea combined the role of an admiral and commissioner of the Navy. Blake is often referred to as the 'Father of the Royal Navy'. As well as being largely responsible for building the largest navy the country had then ever known, from a few tens of ships to well over a hundred, he was first to keep a fleet at sea over the winter. Blake also produced the navy's first ever set of rules and regulations, The Laws of War and Ordinances of the Sea, the first version of which, containing 20 provisions, was passed by the House of Commons on 5 March 1649, [15] with a printed version published in 1652 as The Laws of War and Ordinances of the Sea (Ordained and Established by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England), listing 39 offences and their punishments — mostly death.[16] The Instructions of the Admirals and generals of the Fleet for Councils of War, issued in 1653 by Blake, George Monck, John Disbrowe and William Penn, also instituted the first naval courts-martial in the English navy.[2] Blake developed new te
