Robert Blake

1599–1657
Military commander turned admiral who took a leading role in the Anglo-Dutch Naval Wars.

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
Soldier and Sailor  in	Stories from English History, Part Third  by  Alfred J. Church
Redemption of Captives (continued)  in	Barbary Rovers  by  John Finnemore
Two Famous Admirals  in	The Awakening of Europe  by  M. B. Synge
When Blake Whipped the Sea  in	The Boy's Book of Battles  by  Eric Wood

Image Links
Blake kept the fight going merrily...giving and taking many effective broadsides.  in The Boy's Book of Battles