English Naval Officer: George Delavall

George Delavall served in the English and British navies from the very late 17th Century until the 1720's. He was appointed Captain on 28 October 1695. He was operating in the Mediterranean Sea with John Munden in the 1698-1699 timeframe, when George Delavall commanded the Conventy (42 guns). He fought in the Battle of Velez Malaga on 13 August 1704 (old style). He commanded the Tilbury (50 guns) in the battle. He was a member of parliament from 1715 for West Looe. He was appointed Rear-Admiral of the Blue on 28 March 1718. He fought in the Battle of Cape Passaro on 11 August 1718 (old style). He flew his flag on the Dorsetshire (80 guns) with John Furzer as his flag captain. With Thomas Kempthorne, in the Royal Oak (70 guns), he chased two ships, but did not catch them. He had taken the Spanish Isabela (60 guns). He was appointed as Rear-Admiral of the Red on 10 March 1719. He was promoted to Vice-Admiral of the White on 16 February 1723. He died on 22 June 1723. Sources:

1. William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898
2. William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.III, 1898
3. David Syrett, R. L. DiNardo, The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815, 1994