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Robert Holmes (Royal Navy officer)
British Royal Navy Admiral (1622–1692) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Robert Holmes (c. 1622 – 18 November 1692) was an English Admiral of the Restoration Navy. He participated in the second and third Anglo-Dutch Wars, both of which he is, by some, credited with having started. He was made Governor of the Isle of Wight, where he is buried in Yarmouth Parish Church.
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Sir Robert Holmes | |
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![]() Sir Frescheville Holles (on left) and Sir Robert Holmes (on right), painted by Peter Lely | |
Governor of the Isle of Wight | |
In office 1668–1692 | |
Monarchs | Charles II James II & VII William III & II and Mary II |
Preceded by | The Lord Colepeper |
Succeeded by | Hon. Thomas Tollemache |
Vice-Admiral of Hampshire | |
In office 1669–1692 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Colepeper |
Succeeded by | Marquess of Winchester |
Member of Parliament for Yarmouth | |
In office 1689–1690 | |
Monarch | Charles II |
Preceded by | Thomas Wyndham William Hewer |
Succeeded by | Sir John Trevor Charles Duncombe |
Personal details | |
Born | 1622 (1622) |
Died | 18 November 1692(1692-11-18) (aged 69–70) |
Nationality | British |
Children | Mary Holmes |
Parent | Henry Holmes |
Relatives | Sir John Holmes (brother) Henry Holmes (nephew) Thomas Holmes (grandson) Henry Holmes (grandson) Charles Holmes (grandson) |
Military career | |
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Years of service | 1643–1687 |
Rank | Captain (Army) Admiral (Navy) |
Commands held | Royal Charles HMS Reserve HMS Revenge |
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Holmes is chiefly remembered for his exploits on the cruise to Guinea (1664) for the Royal African Company, and for the so-called Holmes's Bonfire of 1666. He is regarded as an archetypal figure both of the quarrelsome restoration officer and of the coming into being of the British professional naval officer.