Admiral Sir George Ayscue by Sir Peter Lely, painted 1665–1666.

Admiral Sir George Ayscue (died 1671) was an English naval officer who served in the Civil War and the Anglo-Dutch Wars. Download high resolution version (700x878, 82 KB)Admiral Sir George Ayscue by Sir Peter Lely, painted 1665–1666. ... Download high resolution version (700x878, 82 KB)Admiral Sir George Ayscue by Sir Peter Lely, painted 1665–1666. ... Portrait painter and collector of Old Masters, Sir Peter Lely (original name, Pieter van der Faes) was active in England from the early 1640s. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War March 6 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication March 16 - Bucharest allows Jews to settle in the city in exchange of annual tax of 16 guilders June 3 - The Duke of York defeats the Dutch Fleet off the... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ... The English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and second (1648–1649) civil wars between the supporters of King Charles I and the supporters of... The painting Dutch attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. ...

In 1648, during the Civil War, while serving as a captain in the navy of the English Parliament, he prevented the fleet from defecting to the Royalists, and was promoted to General at Sea. In 1651 he served with General at Sea Robert Blake in the capture of the Scilly Isles from Sir John Grenville. Later that year he captured Barbados from Lord Willoughby and the other English colonies in the Americas. The English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and second (1648–1649) civil wars between the supporters of King Charles I and the supporters of... Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... Robert Blake, General at Sea, 1599–1657 by Henry Perronet Briggs, painted 1829. ... The Isles of Scilly (Cornish: Ynysek Syllan) are an archipelago of islands off the Cornish coast. ...

In the First Anglo-Dutch War he was defeated by the Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter at the Battle of Plymouth. Relieved of his command, he went into service in the Swedish Navy, returning after the Restoration of Charles II. The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653 by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, painted c. ... Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 1607–1676, Lieutenant-Admiral-General of the United Provinces by Ferdinand Bol, painted 1667. ... The Battle of Plymouth, 26 August 1652 was a naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War. ... The English Restoration or simply Restoration was an episode in the history of Great Britain beginning in 1660 when the monarchy was restored under King Charles II after the English Civil War. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ...

In the Second Anglo-Dutch War he commanded a squadron at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665. At the Four Days' Battle in 1666 his flagship, the Royal Prince, ran aground on the Galloper Shoal and he was forced to surrender his ship, earning the unfortunate distinction of being the last admiral of the Royal Navy to have been captured by the enemy. He was held prisoner during the war in the Dutch state prison of Loevestein. The Royal Prince and other vessels at the Four Days Fight, 11–14 June 1666 by Abraham Storck depicts a battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... The Battle of Lowestoft, 13 June 1665, showing HMS Royal Charles and the Eendracht by Hendrik van Minderhout, painted c. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War March 6 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication March 16 - Bucharest allows Jews to settle in the city in exchange of annual tax of 16 guilders June 3 - The Duke of York defeats the Dutch Fleet off the... The Four Days Fight, 11–14 June 1666 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. ... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Castle Loevestein (Slot Loevestein in Dutch) is a medieval castle built by the knight Dirc Loef van Horne in 1368. ...