William Goodsonn
| William Goodsonn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1610 |
| Died | c. 1680 |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of England |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
Entrance Jamaica Station |
| Battles/wars |
Second English Civil War First Anglo-Dutch War Anglo-Spanish War |
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]
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]
Notes
References
- Capp, Bernard (January 2008) [2004]. "Goodsonn , William (b. 1609/10, d. in or after 1680)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10986. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Goodsonn, William". Dictionary of National Biography. Index and Epitome. Cambridge University Press. p. 509.
Further reading
- Laughton, John Knox (1890). "Goodsonn, William". In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 22. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 140–141.
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