William Goodsonn

Vice Admiral William Goodsonn (1610 in or after 1680),[1] joined the Parliamentary cause during the Second English Civil War in 1647. During the First Anglo-Dutch War he was captain of the Entrance in the battle of Portland, 25 January 1663. He was a rear-admiral of the blue in the battles of June and July 1653. In the Anglo-Spanish War, he was vice-admiral under William Penn in 1664, and with him at attempt on Hispaniola, and capture of Jamaica in 1655. He took over command of the Jamaica Station after Penn went home.[2]

William Goodsonn
Born1610
Diedc. 1680
Allegiance Kingdom of England
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldEntrance
Jamaica Station
Battles/warsSecond English Civil War
First Anglo-Dutch War
Anglo-Spanish War

Goodsonn also took part in the Battle of the Dunes in 1658 (bombardment of the Spanish army by the English Navy to support the Anglo–French army).[3][4] In November 1658 he was appointed Commander of the English Baltic Fleet that instructed to transport General at Sea Sir George Ayscue who was being loaned to Sweden to assist in their naval operations against Denmark and the Dutch.[5]

Notes

  1. also William Goodson
  2. Cundall, p. xx
  3. Lee 1903, p. 509.
  4. Capp 2008.
  5. Grainger, John D. (2014). The British Navy in the Baltic. Woodbridge, England: Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 9781843839477.

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