Jonathan Faulknor the elder
Encyclopedia
Captain Jonathan Faulknor was one of a five-generation dynasty
of Northamptonshire
-born men who became Royal Navy
officers in the 18th century. He commanded HMS Victory
at the battle of Ushant
.
Faulknor family
The Faulknor family was an English family from Northamptonshire, of which several generations served as officers in the Royal Navy.-William Faulknor:...
of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
-born men who became Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officers in the 18th century. He commanded HMS Victory
HMS Victory
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805....
at the battle of Ushant
Battle of Ushant (1778)
The Battle of Ushant took place on 27 July 1778, during the American War of Independence, fought between French and British fleets 100 miles west of Ushant, a French island at the mouth of the English Channel off the north-westernmost point of France...
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