About Peter Bard
Peter Bard was a military personnel.
Admiral Sir Peter Bard was an English Knight and naval officer who held a number of important commands of the Navy Royal from 1314 to 1336. and Admiral of the West from 1314 to 1315 and again from 1338 to 1339. and Admiral of the Fleet of the Cinque Ports from 1335 to 1336.
Career Bard was an important English naval commander in the first half of the 14th century. In 1314 was appointed Admiral of the West until 1315 From 1335 to 1336 he was appointed Admiral of the Cinque Port Fleet. In 1337 he was appointed Vice-Admiral of the West under Admiral of the West Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh and assigned the duties of an under admiral. In 1338 he succeeded de Burghersh as Admiral of the West commanding the Western Fleet and the administration of the Western Admiralty until 1339. Prior to 1414 the English Navy was divided geographically into regional administrations until they were gradually absorbed into a single Admiralty Office covering all of England.
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British Admiral
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