Cecil Burney

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, DL (15 May 1858 – 5 June 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. After seeing action as a junior office in naval brigades during both the Anglo-Egyptian War and the Mahdist War, he commanded a cruiser in operational service during the Second Boer War. As a flag officer he commanded the Plymouth Division of the Home Fleet, the 5th Cruiser Squadron, the Atlantic Fleet and then the 3rd Battle Squadron. rdf:langString

Cecil Burney è stato un ammiraglio britannico. Dopo aver preso parte ad azioni di combattimento come ufficiale inferiore in una brigata marina a terra durante la guerra anglo-egiziana e la guerra mahdista, comandò un incrociatore durante le operazioni della seconda guerra boera. Come ufficiale generale comandò la divisione di Plymouth della Home Fleet, il , l'Atlantic Fleet e il 3rd Battle Squadron. rdf:langString

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xsd:date 1858-05-15

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rdf:langString Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, DL (15 May 1858 – 5 June 1929) was a Royal Navy officer. After seeing action as a junior office in naval brigades during both the Anglo-Egyptian War and the Mahdist War, he commanded a cruiser in operational service during the Second Boer War. As a flag officer he commanded the Plymouth Division of the Home Fleet, the 5th Cruiser Squadron, the Atlantic Fleet and then the 3rd Battle Squadron. In April 1913 Montenegro seized control of Scutari in the latest round of hostilities between the Ottoman Empire and Montenegro during the closing stages of the First Balkan War. In April 1913 Burney was sent as temporary Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet to Antivari on the coast of Montenegro to take command of the international naval force despatched to deal with this situation. On arrival he blockaded Antivari and then also commanded the international force occupying Scutari as part of its transition to Albanian control. He was well rewarded with honours for the success of this mission. On the outbreak of the First World War Burney became Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet. In that role he ensured the safe passage of the British Expeditionary Force to France. He went on to be commander of the 1st Battle Squadron commanding the squadron at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, where his flagship HMS Marlborough was the first ship to engage the Germans but was later torpedoed. He was appointed Second Sea Lord in November 1916 but removed on the grounds of his age in September 1917 and appointed Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland instead. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth after the War.

rdf:langString Cecil Burney è stato un ammiraglio britannico. Dopo aver preso parte ad azioni di combattimento come ufficiale inferiore in una brigata marina a terra durante la guerra anglo-egiziana e la guerra mahdista, comandò un incrociatore durante le operazioni della seconda guerra boera. Come ufficiale generale comandò la divisione di Plymouth della Home Fleet, il , l'Atlantic Fleet e il 3rd Battle Squadron. Nell'aprile 1913 il Montenegro prese controllo di Scutari nelle fasi finali della prima guerra balcanica. Nello stesso mese Burney fu mandato sulla costa del Montenegro, come secondo in comando temporaneo della Mediterranean Fleet, che si trovava nell'area come parte della forza internazionale che era stata mandata per risolvere la situazione. Al suo arrivo diede inizio al blocco navale di Antivari e comandò alla forza internazionale di occupare Scutari per passarla in seguito al controllo albanese. Ricevette molti onori grazie al grande successo della missione. Allo scoppio della prima guerra mondiale divenne il comandante in capo della Channel Fleet. In questo ruolo si assicurò un passaggio sicuro per la British Expeditionary Force fino alla costa francese. Divenne in seguito il comandante del 1st Battle Squadron, comandandolo durante la Battaglia dello Jutland nel maggio 1916, dove l'ammiraglia, la HMS Marlborough, fu la prima nave a ingaggiare i tedeschi, ma fu poi silurata. Nel novembre 1916 divenne Secondo Lord del Mare ma fu rimosso dall'incarico nel settembre 1917 a causa della sua età avanzata. Fu però nominato comandante in capo della costa scozzese. Dopo la guerra divenne comandante in capo della base di Portsmouth.

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