Disaster of Rooke’s convoy. January to August 1693.—Cruise of Sir F. Wheeler to the West Indies, with twelve sail and three fireships.
Russell in Channel. Goes to sea January to September 1695.—Captain in May. Sails for Mediterranean Robert Wilmot to West Indies, with in June. Enters Mediterranean in five ships and one fireship. Wilmot July. Operations on coast of died of fever, and one vessel was Catalonia. Winters at Cadiz. lost for want of hands. Goes up Mediterranean again in March 1695. Returns to England in November of that year.
April 1696 to October 1697.—Cruise of Vice-Admiral Nevil to West Indies. This squadron was almost totally destroyed by fever—only one captain returned.
There was now a break of four years, due to the truce which followed the Peace of Ryswick, 20th September 1697.
1700.—Sir George Rooke sent into No colonial expedition. Baltic to support Charles XII. of Sweden against Denmark.
September 1701.—Benbow to the West Indies, where he died on the 4th November 1702 of wounds received in action with Du Casse. The command passed to Whetstone.
June to November 1702.—Rooke’s July to October 1702.—Sir John Leake cruise to Cadiz, and attack on attacks French in Newfoundland. treasure ships at Vigo, in co-operation with the Dutch.
June to September 1703.—Cruise January to September 1703.—Rear-Admiral of Sir C. Shovell into the Graydon’s cruise into West Indies to Mediterranean. replace Benbow.
January to September No new expedition to colonies. 1704.—Shovell and Rooke in Mediterranean; capture of Gibraltar and battle of Malaga.
April to November 1705.—Shovell April 1705 to December 1706.—Sir and Peterborough; taking of William Whetstone commanding in Barcelona. West Indies. He left in command Kerr.
February to October 1706.—Sir October 1706 to April 1707.—Sir John John Leake in command on coast Jennings in West Indies. of Spain.
1707.—Sir C. Shovell to the March 1707 to November 1709.—Sir Mediterranean. He was wrecked Charles Wager in the West Indies. on the Scilly Isles when returning from this cruise, 23rd October 1707.
March to October 1708.—Sir John Leake to the Mediterranean.
1708 to October 1709.—Sir George September 1710.—Captain George Martin Byng left behind by Leake, takes Port Royal, and Nova Scotia winters at Minorca, taken by from the French. Stanhope. He returned with convoy in October 1709, leaving Whitaker with a squadron. Whitaker was succeeded by Baker, and then by Norris, till war ended.