English Captain: Edward Blagg

Edward Blagg served in the Commonwealth navy. In 1653, he commanded first the 4th Rates Marmaduke (42 guns) and Portland. He fought at the Battle of the Gabbard in the Marmaduke, where he was assigned to the Generals' division. He was most likely at the Battle of Scheveningen, as well. In 1654, he commanded the 3rd Rate Fairfax. From later in 1654 until 1655, he commanded the 3rd Rate Marston Moor (54 guns). He took part in William Penn's expedition to the West Indies that set sail on Christmas Day of 1654. In 1656, he was back in command of the Fairfax. In 1657, he commanded the 2nd Rate Triumph. Finally, in 1659, he commanded the 2nd Rate Dunbar. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, "English Fleet-Lists in the First Dutch War," The Mariner's Mirror, Vol.XXIV No.4, October 1938.
2. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.
3. William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898.