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The Governor of Landguard Fort was a British military officer who commanded the fortifications at Landguard Fort, protecting the port of Harwich. Landguard successfully held off a Dutch raid in 1667 and continued to be used for military purposes through the 1950s. The office of Governor was abolished in 1833, and of Lieutenant-Governor in 1854.

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Governor of Landguard Fort

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The Governor of Landguard Fort was a British military officer who commanded the fortifications at Landguard Fort, protecting the port of Harwich. Landguard...

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Landguard Fort

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Landguard Fort is a fort at the mouth of the River Orwell outside Felixstowe, Suffolk, designed to guard the mouth of the river. It is now managed by...

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Battle of Landguard Fort

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The Battle of Landguard Fort or the Attack on Landguard Fort was a battle towards the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War on 2 July 1667 where a Dutch force...

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Francis Hammond

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and Medal of Honor recipient USS Francis Hammond (FF-1067), frigate named after Francis C. Hammond Francis Hammond, Governor of Landguard Fort (1711–1719)...

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Harry Trelawny

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and was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the Coldstreams on 23 November 1785. He became Governor of Landguard Fort in 1788 and retired from the Guards on...

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Mordaunt Cracherode

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was commanding officer of the marines during George Anson's voyage round the world. He held the post of Governor of Landguard Fort until he was appointed...

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Philip Thicknesse

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Lieutenant-Governor of Landguard Fort, Suffolk (1753–1766). Thicknesse was a friend of the society artist Thomas Gainsborough, whom he met in about 1753, and of...

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George Thicknesse

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was niece of Sir John Blencowe. Philip Thicknesse, lieutenant-governor of Landguard Fort, was a younger brother. George Thicknesse entered Winchester College...

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Robert Brownrigg

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was appointed Governor of Ceylon. In 1815, he acquired the Kingdom of Kandy through an agreement with the help of defecting ministers of the Kandyan King...

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Lord George Beauclerk

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19th Regiment of Foot. In 1753 he was appointed Governor of Landguard Fort, holding the post until his death. He was promoted to the rank of major-general...

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Suffolk Militia

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He personally held the colonelcy of the Suffolk regiment of horse militia, and was also governor of Landguard Fort from 1665. Militia musters were supposed...

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Felixstowe

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Fludyers area and tried (unsuccessfully) in the Battle of Landguard Fort to capture Landguard Fort due to strategic location. The town only became related...

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Conquest of New Netherland

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Holland, and Nicolls assumed the position of deputy-governor. On September 10, Johannes de Decker sailed north to Fort Orange to warn them the English were...

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Bourdon House

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1727, after which it was occupied by Bacon Morris, Governor of the Landguard Fort, Suffolk. The politician and officer Timothy Caswall lived in Bourdon...

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Cambridgeshire Militia

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He personally held the colonelcy of the Suffolk regiment of horse militia, and was also governor of Landguard Fort at Felixstowe. The Cambridge Militia...

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Battle of Nevis

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Barbados and the Governor decided to make an attempt to save Nevis. He bought up a number of armed merchantmen and created a squadron of ten men-of-war and one...

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List of English Heritage properties

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care of English Heritage. List of Cadw properties (Wales) List of Historic Scotland properties List of abbeys and priories List of castles List of Conservation...

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