Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Solomon_Ferris> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 76 of
76
with 100 items per page.
- Solomon_Ferris abstract "Solomon Ferris (c. 1748 – May 1803) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.Ferris's rise through the ranks brought him the commands of several small ships during the period of peace between the end of the American War of Independence and the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, but he did not achieve the rank of a full post-captain until the start of the wars with France. He spent most of the war in command of a single ship, on a variety of eclectic services. More active and conventional commands followed, and he was involved in the capture of Gorée in 1801. Returning fresh from this triumph, he was appointed to the command of the 74-gun HMS Hannibal, and sent out with a fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez to patrol French and Spanish ports. While carrying out this task, Saumarez discovered and attacked a squadron under Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois. This action, the First Battle of Algeciras, was hard-fought, and the British were hampered by shallow waters, light breezes and the presence of enemy shore batteries. Hannibal ran aground and was heavily damaged, sustaining a number of casualties. Attempts to float her off failed, and the rest of the fleet was unable to assist her. In a hopeless position, Ferris was forced to surrender his ship.A court-martial soon acquitted Ferris of any blame, and he was quickly given other commands. He went out to the West Indies as senior officer at Port Royal, but was struck with a sudden illness and died aboard his command. He was most remembered for his defence of the Hannibal, for which he was praised in many of his obituaries. He appears in Patrick O'Brian's nautical historical novel Master and Commander, where he is described as a former shipmate of the fictional character Jack Aubrey.".
- Solomon_Ferris allegiance "United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland".
- Solomon_Ferris battle American_Revolutionary_War.
- Solomon_Ferris battle First_Battle_of_Algeciras.
- Solomon_Ferris battle French_Revolutionary_Wars.
- Solomon_Ferris battle Gor%C3%A9e.
- Solomon_Ferris battle Napoleonic_Wars.
- Solomon_Ferris birthDate "1748".
- Solomon_Ferris birthYear "1748".
- Solomon_Ferris deathDate "1803".
- Solomon_Ferris deathPlace Port_Royal.
- Solomon_Ferris deathYear "1803".
- Solomon_Ferris militaryBranch Royal_Navy.
- Solomon_Ferris militaryCommand "*".
- Solomon_Ferris thumbnail Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg?width=300.
- Solomon_Ferris wikiPageID "30349918".
- Solomon_Ferris wikiPageRevisionID "596812941".
- Solomon_Ferris allegiance United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland.
- Solomon_Ferris battles "*American War of Independence *French Revolutionary Wars **Capture of Gorée **First Battle of Algeciras *Napoleonic Wars".
- Solomon_Ferris birthDate "c. 1748".
- Solomon_Ferris branch "23".
- Solomon_Ferris commands "* * * * * *".
- Solomon_Ferris dateOfBirth "c. 1748".
- Solomon_Ferris dateOfDeath "May 1803".
- Solomon_Ferris deathDate "May 1803".
- Solomon_Ferris deathPlace "Aboard , Port Royal".
- Solomon_Ferris name "Ferris, Solomon".
- Solomon_Ferris name "Solomon Ferris".
- Solomon_Ferris placeOfDeath "Aboard HMS Hercule, Port Royal".
- Solomon_Ferris rank Post-captain.
- Solomon_Ferris serviceyears "– 1803".
- Solomon_Ferris shortDescription "Royal Navy officer".
- Solomon_Ferris description "Royal Navy officer".
- Solomon_Ferris description "Royal Navy officer".
- Solomon_Ferris subject Category:1740s_births.
- Solomon_Ferris subject Category:1803_deaths.
- Solomon_Ferris subject Category:Royal_Navy_officers.
- Solomon_Ferris subject Category:Royal_Navy_personnel_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War.
- Solomon_Ferris subject Category:Royal_Navy_personnel_of_the_French_Revolutionary_Wars.
- Solomon_Ferris subject Category:Royal_Navy_personnel_of_the_Napoleonic_Wars.
- Solomon_Ferris type CausalAgent100007347.
- Solomon_Ferris type Emigrant110051975.
- Solomon_Ferris type IrishEmigrantsToTheUnitedStates(before1923).
- Solomon_Ferris type LivingThing100004258.
- Solomon_Ferris type Migrant110314952.
- Solomon_Ferris type Object100002684.
- Solomon_Ferris type Organism100004475.
- Solomon_Ferris type Person100007846.
- Solomon_Ferris type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Solomon_Ferris type Traveler109629752.
- Solomon_Ferris type Whole100003553.
- Solomon_Ferris type YagoLegalActor.
- Solomon_Ferris type YagoLegalActorGeo.
- Solomon_Ferris type Agent.
- Solomon_Ferris type MilitaryPerson.
- Solomon_Ferris type Person.
- Solomon_Ferris type Person.
- Solomon_Ferris type Q215627.
- Solomon_Ferris type Q5.
- Solomon_Ferris type Agent.
- Solomon_Ferris type NaturalPerson.
- Solomon_Ferris type Thing.
- Solomon_Ferris type Person.
- Solomon_Ferris comment "Solomon Ferris (c. 1748 – May 1803) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.Ferris's rise through the ranks brought him the commands of several small ships during the period of peace between the end of the American War of Independence and the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, but he did not achieve the rank of a full post-captain until the start of the wars with France.".
- Solomon_Ferris label "Solomon Ferris".
- Solomon_Ferris sameAs m.0swlf3m.
- Solomon_Ferris sameAs Q16230324.
- Solomon_Ferris sameAs Q16230324.
- Solomon_Ferris sameAs Solomon_Ferris.
- Solomon_Ferris wasDerivedFrom Solomon_Ferris?oldid=596812941.
- Solomon_Ferris depiction Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.
- Solomon_Ferris givenName "Solomon".
- Solomon_Ferris isPrimaryTopicOf Solomon_Ferris.
- Solomon_Ferris name "Ferris, Solomon".
- Solomon_Ferris name "Solomon Ferris".
- Solomon_Ferris surname "Ferris".