Henry Dawes (Royal Navy officer)
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Captain Henry Dawes (d. 1667) was an officer in the English Royal Navy.
Henry Dawes | |
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Died | 17 May 1667 off Norwegian coast |
Allegiance | Kingdom of England |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1665–1667 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands held | John and Thomas Princess |
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In 1665, he was appointed captain of the John and Thomas of forty-eight guns, and in the following year was promoted to command the Princess.[1]
After taking several rich prizes, in April 1667 he sailed for Gottenburgh, and on 20 April fell in with a Dutch squadron of ships of war off the Dogger.[1][lower-alpha 1] Surrounded by such an host of foes, destruction appeared inevitable, yet he managed to fight his way through them all and escape.[2] He reached Gottenburgh in safety; and having refitted his ship was on his return home, when he was attacked, on the coast of Norway, by two Danish men of war.[3] He fell in the action.[3][lower-alpha 2] Thus Dawes, who had proved himself against the avowed and declared enemies of his country, perished in a contest with the ships of a nation with whom England was not at war.[3]