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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Robert Blake

1599 - 1657

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Robert Blake (27 September 1598 – 7 August 1657) was an English naval officer who served as general at sea and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports from 1656 to 1657. Blake served under Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War and Anglo-Spanish War, and as the commanding Admiral of the State's Navy during the First Anglo-Dutch War. Blake is recognized as the "chief founder of England's naval supremacy", a dominance subsequently inherited by the British Royal Navy well into the early 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Blake has received more than 168,099 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Blake is the 948th most popular military personnel (down from 861st in 2019), the 1,756th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,692nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Robert Blake ranks 948 out of 1,468. Before him are Robert Maynard, Jacques Doriot, Juan José Flores, Günther Lützow, Juliusz Rómmel, and Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon. After him are Lamachus, Otto von Knobelsdorff, Tarrare, Alexander Rodimtsev, José Miaja, and Otto Weddigen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1599, Robert Blake ranks 13. Before him are Stefan Czarniecki, Pieter van Laer, Andrea Sacchi, Ottavio Piccolomini, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, and John Berchmans. After him are Adriaen van Utrecht, Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, and Marie of the Incarnation. Among people deceased in 1657, Robert Blake ranks 13. Before him are Kâtip Çelebi, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Laura Mancini, Balthasar van der Ast, Jacob van Campen, and Andrew Bobola. After him are Menasseh Ben Israel, Hayashi Razan, Olimpia Maidalchini, Jacob van Eyck, John Lilburne, and Evert van Aelst.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Blake ranks 1,756 out of 7,765. Before him are Tom Ellis (1978), Randolph Churchill (1911), Rebecca West (1892), William Beckford (1760), Elizabeth Tudor (1492), and Jeremy Corbyn (1949). After him are The Edge (1961), William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738), Anthony Dawson (1916), Nick Simper (1945), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), and William Boyce (1711).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Robert Blake ranks 34. Before him are Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), Bertram Ramsay (1883), Edward Vernon (1684), Harold Bride (1890), John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), and Robert Maynard (1684). After him are FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), Arthur Rostron (1869), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), John Fastolf (1380), and Arthur Percival (1887).

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