Historedia
Person

Cloudesley Shovell

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1707

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Cloudesley Shovell, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Scilly Naval Disaster

    1707

    Role: Commander-in-Chief of the British Fleets

    1. 29 September 1707 · GibraltarDeparture from Gibraltar

      Shovell's fleet of twenty-one ships left Gibraltar on 29 September 1707 to support the siege of Toulon.

    2. 22 October 1707 · Isles of ScillyWrecking off the Isles of Scilly

      Four Royal Navy ships struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly on 22 October 1707, killing between 1,400 and 2,000 sailors.

Sources

  1. Scilly naval disaster of 1707 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27