William Penn (admiral)

Sir William Penn (1621–1670) was an English admiral, and the father of William Penn, founder of the colony of Pennsylvania.

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1621 - 1670 - English - Admiral - William Penn - Pennsylvania

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In the First Anglo-Dutch War, he served in the navy of the Commonwealth of England, commanding squadrons at the battles of the Kentish Knock (1652), Portland, the Gabbard and Scheveningen (1653).

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First Anglo-Dutch War - Commonwealth of England - The Kentish Knock - 1652 - Portland - The Gabbard - Scheveningen - 1653

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In 1655 he commanded the fleet that seized Jamaica for the English crown.

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At the Restoration he was sent in the Naseby (later the Royal Charles) to fetch king Charles II over to England.

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Restoration - ''Royal Charles'' - Charles II

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In the Second Anglo-Dutch War he was captain of the fleet at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665 under James Stuart, Duke of York.

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Second Anglo-Dutch War - Battle of Lowestoft - 1665 - James Stuart, Duke of York

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He is mentioned numerous times in the diary of Samuel Pepys.

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