Note 16 — DON JUAN CANTO THE FIRST.[14]
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{12}[Edward Vernon, Admiral (1684-1757), took Porto Bello in 1739.
William Augustus, second son of George II. (1721-1765), fought at the battles of Dettingen, 1743; Fontenoy, 1745; and at Culloden, 1746. For the "severity of the Duke of Cumberland," see Scott's Tales of a Grandfather, Prose Works, 1830, vii. 852, sq.
James Wolfe, General, born January 2, 1726, was killed at the siege of Quebec, September 13, 1759.
Edward, Lord Hawke, Admiral (1715-1781), totally defeated the French fleet in Quiberon Bay, November 20, 1759.
Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (1721-1792), gained the victory at Minden, August 1, 1759.
John Manners, Marquess of Granby (1721-1790), commanded the British forces in Germany (1766-1769).
John Burgoyne, General, defeated the Americans at Germantown, October 3, 1777, but surrendered to General Gates at Saratoga, October 17, 1778. He died in 1792.
Augustus, Viscount Keppel, Admiral (1725-1786), was tried by court-martial, January-February, 1779, for allowing the French fleet off Ushant to escape, July, 1778. He was honourably acquitted.
Richard, Earl Howe, Admiral (1725-1799), known by the sailors as "Black Dick," defeated the French off Ushant, June 1, 1794.]