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Admiral Sir George Ayscue (ca 1616–1671) was an English naval officer who served in the Civil War
English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundhead and Cavalier. The First English Civil War and Second English Civil War civil wars pitted the supporters of Charles I of England against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the Third English Civil War saw fighting between supporters...
 and the Anglo-Dutch Wars
Anglo-Dutch Wars

The Anglo-Dutch Wars were fought in the 17th and 18th centuries between Kingdom of England and the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands for control over the seas and trade routes....
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In 1648, during the Civil War
English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundhead and Cavalier. The First English Civil War and Second English Civil War civil wars pitted the supporters of Charles I of England against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the Third English Civil War saw fighting between supporters...
, 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.






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Admiral Sir George Ayscue (ca 1616–1671) was an English naval officer who served in the Civil War
English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundhead and Cavalier. The First English Civil War and Second English Civil War civil wars pitted the supporters of Charles I of England against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the Third English Civil War saw fighting between supporters...
 and the Anglo-Dutch Wars
Anglo-Dutch Wars

The Anglo-Dutch Wars were fought in the 17th and 18th centuries between Kingdom of England and the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands for control over the seas and trade routes....
.

In 1648, during the Civil War
English Civil War

The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Roundhead and Cavalier. The First English Civil War and Second English Civil War civil wars pitted the supporters of Charles I of England against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the Third English Civil War saw fighting between supporters...
, 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
Robert Blake (admiral)

Robert Blake was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England, and one of the most famous English admirals of the 17th century....
 in the capture of the Scilly Isles
Isles of Scilly

The Isles of Scilly form an archipelago off the southwestern tip of the Cornwall of Great Britain. Traditionally administered as part of the county of Cornwall, the islands are now a unitary authority and have their own council....
 from Sir John Grenville. Later that year he captured Barbados
Barbados

Barbados , situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Continental Island-island nation in the western Atlantic Ocean. Located at roughly 13? North of the equator and 59? West of the prime meridian, it is considered a part of the Lesser Antilles....
 from Lord Willoughby
Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham

Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English lord and an early supporter of the Parliament of England cause during the English Civil War but later became a Cavalier....
 and the other English colonies in the Americas.

In the First Anglo-Dutch War
First Anglo-Dutch War

The First Anglo?Dutch War was the first of the four Anglo-Dutch Wars. It was fought entirely at sea between the navies of the Commonwealth of England and the United Provinces of the Netherlands....
 he was defeated by the Dutch Commodore Michiel de Ruyter
Michiel de Ruyter

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is one of the most famous admirals in History of the Netherlands. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century....
 at the Battle of Plymouth
Battle of Plymouth

For the American Civil War battle see: Battle of Plymouth The Battle of Plymouth was a naval battle in the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place on 26 August, 1652 and was a short battle, but had the unexpected outcome of a Dutch victory over England....
. Relieved of his command, he went into service in the Swedish Navy, returning after the Restoration
English Restoration

The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored under Charles II of England after the Interregnum that followed the English Civil War....
 of Charles II
Charles II of England

Charles II was the Monarchy of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland.His father Charles I of England Regicide#The regicide of Charles I of England at Palace of Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War....
.

In the Second Anglo-Dutch War
Second Anglo-Dutch War

The Second Anglo-Dutch War was fought between England and the Dutch Republic from 4 March, 1665 until 31 July, 1667. England tried to end the Dutch domination of world trade....
 he commanded a squadron at the Battle of Lowestoft
Battle of Lowestoft

The naval Battle of Lowestoft took place on 13 June 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It remains the worst naval defeat in Dutch history....
 in 1665. At the Four Days' Battle in 1666 his flagship, the Prince Royal, ran aground on the Galloper Shoal and he was forced to surrender his ship to Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Tromp
Cornelis Tromp

Sir Cornelis Martinus Tromp, 1st Baronet was a Commander in chief of the Dutch Republic and Danish navy....
, earning the unfortunate distinction of being the last admiral of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
 to have been captured by the enemy. He was held prisoner during the war in the Dutch state prison of Loevestein
Loevestein

Castle Loevestein Until the Second World War Loevestein Castle was part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie, the main Dutch defense line that was based on flooding the land south of the western provinces....
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