Talk:Battle of Havana (1748)

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Although Knowles was to suffer a mixed reputation as a result of the battle he eventually attained the rank of admiral in 1758.
As a post-captain he was bound to become an Admiral if he lived long enough; promotions to flag rank was by seniority. The big question is whether he held any active command again. Creuzbourg (talk) 18:37, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Playing devil's advocate, I suppose he could have been Admiral Byng'd or struck off the list. The possibility of becoming a yellow admiral for post-captains was also ever present; being posted was not a guarantee that long life = full admiral. In the case of Knowles, he continued as CinC Jamaica for a year after the battle and was only reprimanded at his court martial. He then spent some time serving as an MP before in 1752 he was appointed governor of Jamaica. He resigned in 1756 under a cloud but again does not seem to have been affected by this. Now a vice-admiral, he went back to sea as second-in-command to Hawke in the Raid on Rochefort. This failure saw his supersession in the fleet, and was his last active service. As noted he was promoted by seniority to admiral a year later, and seems to have been looked upon favourably, being appointed rear-admiral of Great Britain in 1765, in which year he was also created a baronet. Although this article could go into better detail about Knowles' fate, I think it accurate to suggest that Havana did not truncate his career. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 19:33, 11 May 2024 (UTC)