Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet
(1704-1777)
Royal Navy officer during the War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War, later admiral
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Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet (c. 1704 – 9 December 1777) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy, seeing service during the War of Jenkins' Ear, the wider War of the Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years' War. He also briefly served under the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Turkish War. He rose to the rank of Admiral in a long and varied career, crowned with both success, and at times, controversy.
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1704 London, United Kingdom
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9 December 1777 (aged 73) London, United Kingdom
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