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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Acton was the son of Mary Acton,<ref name=odnb>{{Cite ODNB|id=72|title=Acton, Edward|first=Peter |last=Le Fevre}}</ref> and presumed to have been the grandson of [[Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet|Sir Edward Acton]] of [[Shropshire]].<ref name=dnb>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Acton, Edward|first=John Knox |last=Laughton|authorlink=John Knox Laughton|volume=1|page=66}}</ref> He engaged as a volunteer and rose to become a captain. |
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In 1703 Acton had Captain [[Richard Kirkby (Royal Navy officer)|Richard Kirkby]] and Captain [[Cooper Wade]] as prisoners as he escorted them back to England to be executed. They had been found guilty of failing to support Vice-Admiral [[ |
In 1703 Acton had Captain [[Richard Kirkby (Royal Navy officer)|Richard Kirkby]] and Captain [[Cooper Wade]] as prisoners as he escorted them back to England to be executed. They had been found guilty of failing to support Vice-Admiral [[John Benbow]].<ref name=odnb/> |
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In Sir [[George Rooke]]'s vigorous and intrepid attack of [[Gibraltar]], he commanded the [[HMS Kingston (1697)|HMS ''Kingston'']], one of the [[battleship]]s at the [[Capture of Gibraltar]].<ref name=ngb>{{newgenbio|Acton, Edward}}</ref> |
In Sir [[George Rooke]]'s vigorous and intrepid attack of [[Gibraltar]], he commanded the [[HMS Kingston (1697)|HMS ''Kingston'']], one of the [[battleship]]s at the [[Capture of Gibraltar]].<ref name=ngb>{{newgenbio|Acton, Edward}}</ref> |
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Under the same chief, Acton took part in the [[Battle of Málaga (1704)|Battle of Málaga]] (1704); but aspersions had been cast upon his bravery. Fortunately, however, for Acton, and others who underwent the same ordeal, a [[court martial]] silenced slander and exposed the fabrications. He was fully and honourably acquitted.<ref name=ngb/> |
Under the same chief, Acton took part in the [[Battle of Málaga (1704)|Battle of Málaga]] (1704); but aspersions had been cast upon his bravery. Fortunately, however, for Acton, and others who underwent the same ordeal, a [[court martial]] silenced slander and exposed the fabrications. He was fully and honourably acquitted.<ref name=ngb/> |
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In 1706 he took command of {{HMS|Grafton}} which was refitted the following year. Whilst part of a larger battle and while escorting other ships his ship was engaged by two French ships under the command of [[Claude de Forbin]] off [[Dungeness (headland)|Dungeness]]. Acton was killed.<ref name=odnb |
In 1706 he took command of {{HMS|Grafton}} which was refitted the following year. Whilst part of a larger battle and while escorting other ships his ship was engaged by two French ships under the command of [[Claude de Forbin]] off [[Dungeness (headland)|Dungeness]]. Acton was killed.<ref name=odnb/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 12:55, 11 April 2017
Edward Acton (died 1707) was a captain in the Royal Navy, distinguished for services in the reign of Queen Anne.
Life
Acton was the son of Mary Acton,[1] and presumed to have been the grandson of Sir Edward Acton of Shropshire.[2] He engaged as a volunteer and rose to become a captain.
In 1703 Acton had Captain Richard Kirkby and Captain Cooper Wade as prisoners as he escorted them back to England to be executed. They had been found guilty of failing to support Vice-Admiral John Benbow.[1]
In Sir George Rooke's vigorous and intrepid attack of Gibraltar, he commanded the HMS Kingston, one of the battleships at the Capture of Gibraltar.[3]
Under the same chief, Acton took part in the Battle of Málaga (1704); but aspersions had been cast upon his bravery. Fortunately, however, for Acton, and others who underwent the same ordeal, a court martial silenced slander and exposed the fabrications. He was fully and honourably acquitted.[3]
In 1706 he took command of HMS Grafton which was refitted the following year. Whilst part of a larger battle and while escorting other ships his ship was engaged by two French ships under the command of Claude de Forbin off Dungeness. Acton was killed.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Le Fevre, Peter. "Acton, Edward". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/72. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Laughton, John Knox (1885). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 66.
- ^ a b Rose, Hugh James (1857). A New General Biographical Dictionary. London: B. Fellowes et al.
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