William Goodsonn

Vice Admiral William Goodsonn (1610 – in or after 1680),[1] joined the Parliamentary cause during the Second English Civil War in 1647. During the First Anglo-Dutch War he was captain of the Entrance in the battle of Portland, 25 January 1663. He was a rear-admiral of the blue in the battles of June and July 1653. In the Anglo-Spanish War, he was vice-admiral under William Penn in 1664, and with him at attempt on Hispaniola, and capture of Jamaica in 1655. He took over command of the Jamaica Station after Penn went home.[2]

William Goodsonn
Born	1610
Died	c. 1680
Allegiance	Kingdom of England
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Entrance Jamaica Station
Battles/wars	Second English Civil War First Anglo-Dutch War Anglo-Spanish War

Goodsonn also took part in the Battle of the Dunes in 1658 (bombardment of the Spanish army by the English Navy to support the Anglo–French army).[3][4] In November 1658 he was appointed Commander of the English Baltic Fleet that instructed to transport General at Sea Sir George Ayscue who was being loaned to Sweden to assist in their naval operations against Denmark and the Dutch.[5]

Notes

1. also William Goodson
2. Cundall, p. xx
3. Lee 1903, p. 509.
4. Capp 2008.
5. Grainger, John D. (2014). The British Navy in the Baltic. Woodbridge, England: Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 9781843839477.

References

• Capp, Bernard (January 2008) [2004]. "Goodsonn , William (b. 1609/10, d. in or after 1680)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10986. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
• Cundall, Frank (1915). Historic Jamaica. West India Committee.

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Goodsonn, William". Index and Epitome. Dictionary of National Biography. Cambridge University Press. p. 509.

Further reading

• Laughton, John Knox (1890). "Goodsonn, William" . In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography. 22. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 140–141.