Seven Years War officers reveal naval family networks

Which Seven Years War officer in the supplied book became a new favourite?

No single officer displaced all others; the revealing discovery was how recurring Clark, Clapp, Churchill, Jacob, and Gosling family names mapped onto naval careers and prize-taking.

Clarke's interest in the book centres on recurring family names rather than choosing one favourite officer. Arthur, Edward, and Alexander Clark prompt comparisons with names in his own family history. Edward and Alexander reached superannuated rear-admiral status, described as promotion to the yellow squadron. Their careers also include captures of ships carrying valuable cargoes. Further appearances by Clapp, Churchill, Jacob, and Gosling families make the family connections another way to approach the officers' careers.