English Civil War soldier and noted angler/author (1613-1687)
For the American politician in Delaware, see Robert Venables Sr.
Robert Venables
Map of Jamaica, captured by Venables during the 1655 Western Design
Born
1613 Antrobus, Cheshire
Died
10 December 1687 (aged 73–74) Wincham, Cheshire
Allegiance
Parliamentarian Commonwealth
Years of service
1642–1655
Rank
General
Unit
Jones' Regiment of Horse
Commands held
Governor of Tarvin Western Design, 1654–1655 Governor of Chester, 1660
Battles/wars
Wars of the Three Kingdoms Chester; Rowton Heath; Oxford; Cromwellian conquest of Ireland Rathmines Drogheda Lisnagarvey Scarrifholis Charlemont Anglo-Spanish War Santo Domingo Jamaica
Robert Venables (ca. 1613–1687), was an English soldier from Cheshire, who fought for Parliament in the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and captured Jamaica in 1655.
When the Anglo-Spanish War began in 1654, he was made joint commander of an expedition against Spanish possessions in the West Indies, known as the Western Design. Although he captured Jamaica, which remained a British colony for over 300 years, the project was considered a failure, ending his military career.
Appointed Governor of Chester shortly before the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, his religious views made him unacceptable to the new regime. He returned to private life and in 1662 published a treatise on fishing, The Experienced Angler, which went through five editions in his lifetime. Arrested but released without charge after the Farnley Wood Plot in 1663, in 1668 he purchased an estate at Wincham, Cheshire, where he lived quietly until his death in 1687.
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conquer Santo Domingo on Hispaniola, Admiral William Penn and General RobertVenables successfully led an invasion of Jamaica in 1655. After defeat, the...
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against Spain's colonies in the Caribbean. In April 1655, General RobertVenables led the armada in an attack on Spain's fort at Santo Domingo, Hispaniola...
the capture of Jamaica from the Spanish in 1655 by William Penn and RobertVenables as part of Cromwell's strategic plan to dominate the Caribbean: the...
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Jones received four regiments of reinforcements from Chester under RobertVenables, increasing his strength to 4,000 infantry, and 1,200 cavalry, the...
Royalists and Scots Covenanters. In early December, Sir Charles Coote and RobertVenables advanced on Carrickfergus, the only northern port not controlled by...
subject at the time. The renowned officer in the Parliamentary army, RobertVenables, published in 1662 The Experienced Angler, or Angling improved, being...
conquer Santo Domingo on Hispaniola, Admiral William Penn and General RobertVenables led an invasion of Jamaica in 1655. Battles at Ocho Rios in 1657 and...
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