Christopher Myngs, by Sir Peter Lely, 1666, part of the Flagmen of Lowestoft series
Born
1625 Norfolk, England
Died
1666 (aged 40–41) London, England
Allegiance
Kingdom of England
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Rank
Vice Admiral
Commands held
Elisabeth Marston Moor Jamaica Station
Battles/wars
First Anglo-Dutch War Anglo-Spanish War Second Anglo-Dutch War
Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Myngs (sometimes spelled Mings, 1625–1666) was an English naval officer and privateer, most notably in the Colony of Jamaica. He came from a Norfolk family and was a relative of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell. Samuel Pepys' story of Myngs' humble birth, in explanation of his popularity, has now been evaluated by historians as being mostly fictitious in nature.
Vice Admiral Sir ChristopherMyngs (sometimes spelled Mings, 1625–1666) was an English naval officer and privateer, most notably in the Colony of Jamaica...
privateer. He was probably a member of a group of raiders led by Sir ChristopherMyngs in the early 1660s during the Anglo-Spanish War. Morgan became a close...
HMS Myngs, after Admiral Sir ChristopherMyngs: HMS Myngs (1914) was an Admiralty M-class destroyer launched in 1914 and sold in 1921. HMS Myngs (R06)...
Peacock Vice Admiral (Captain) William Goodsonn Vice Admiral Sir ChristopherMyngs Vice Admiral Sir John Harman Rear Admiral Sir John Berry Rear Admiral...
Honduras and Nicaragua, until the early 1660s when he was recruited for ChristopherMyngs' sacking of the Spanish colony of Campeche in 1663. However, nothing...
even were Royal Navy officers sent to lead the buccaneers, such as ChristopherMyngs. Their activities went on irrespective of whether England happened...
cabin boy in the care of a paternal relative, Admiral Sir ChristopherMyngs, in 1663. After Myngs' death in 1666 he remained at sea in the care of Admiral...
More than 50 years later the English raided again in 1662 under ChristopherMyngs. The city had a huge influx of French and British immigrants in the...
pass to the south of the English fleet. In Sandwich's account, Sir ChristopherMyngs, leading the English van, immediately moved southeast to prevent this...
John Hawkins, his son Sir Richard Hawkins, Michael Geare, and Sir ChristopherMyngs. Notable British colonial privateers in Nova Scotia include Alexander...
situated for launching raids on Spanish settlements. From Port Royal, ChristopherMyngs sacked Campeche and Henry Morgan attacked Panama, Portobello, and...
haven of privateers, buccaneers, and occasionally outright pirates: ChristopherMyngs, Edward Mansvelt, and most famously, Henry Morgan. In addition to...
Mings is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: ChristopherMyngs (1625–1666), English naval officer and privateer Tyrone Mings (born 1993)...
haven of privateers, buccaneers, and occasionally outright pirates: ChristopherMyngs, Edward Mansvelt, and most famously, Henry Morgan. England gained...
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plundered the Spanish ships in the city's harbor. In 1662, English pirate ChristopherMyngs captured and briefly occupied Santiago de Cuba on the eastern part...
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell. Narborough served as cabin boy to ChristopherMyngs and his later cabin boy was Cloudesley Shovell. Narborough was promoted...
strikes Canada's Quebec Province. February 8 – English pirates led by ChristopherMyngs and Edward Mansvelt carry out the sack of Campeche in Mexico, looting...
Robert Searle, who bought a captured Spanish prize from Commodore ChristopherMyngs following his ten-week voyage. Prior to joining Morgan's forces at...
being constructed in 1662, English freebooters under the guidance of ChristopherMyngs took control of Santiago for two weeks. During their stay, they destroyed...
the Spanish ships in the city's harbor. In 1662, English privateer ChristopherMyngs captured and briefly occupied Santiago de Cuba on the eastern part...
101.5 cm Vice-Admiral in the van division of the red squadron Sir ChristopherMyngs (c.1625–1666) 127 x 101.5 cm Vice-Admiral in the van division of the...
strikes Canada's Quebec Province. February 8 – English pirates led by ChristopherMyngs and Edward Mansvelt carry out the sack of Campeche in Mexico, looting...