Admiral Anson

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George Anson was born in 1697. One would be hard pressed to find a man of the royal British navy who was more decorated and honored than George Anson: As a 15 year old he entered the navy, at 21 an officer and by 27 he was the captain of his own naval ship. After a spectacular round the world trip, lasting three years and nine months, Anson was made a rear-admiral, in 1744. His most notable feat was the 3 year circumnavigation of the globe. Admiral Anson also, almost inadvertently, became one of the richest navy men at the time; his riches mostly coming to him as his share of the treasure of the Nuestra Senora de Covadonga which he took in 1743, valued at 500,000, a fabulous sum for those days. The Admiral good fortune was to stumble upon a Spanish ship so laden with gold as to be slow and easily overtaken Admiral Ansons good fortune continued on his voyage home, his ship now fully laden with gold. Approaching the English Channel he was confronted by the entire Spanish Armada. As luck would have it, a fog suddenly blew in allowing the Admiral to slip into London harbor. The rest is history. Now enjoy the good fortune of the Admiral by staying with us at the Admiral Anson Guest House. Check out some of our treasures.

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