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Delaval joined the [[Royal Navy]] and by 1693 had achieved the rank of 3rd lieutenant aboard [[HMS Lenox (1678)|HMS ''Lenox'']]. In 1698 he travelled to North Africa to negotiate the release of British prisoners and concluded a treaty with [[Morocco]] in 1700.<ref name=HOP/> On his return as Captain Delaval in May 1700, he took command of the newly commissioned 4th rate man of war HMS ''Tilbury''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/18t.HTM |title=Ships of the Royal Navy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009180102/http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/18t.HTM |archive-date=9 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
Delaval joined the [[Royal Navy]] and by 1693 had achieved the rank of 3rd lieutenant aboard [[HMS Lenox (1678)|HMS ''Lenox'']]. In 1698 he travelled to North Africa to negotiate the release of British prisoners and concluded a treaty with [[Morocco]] in 1700.<ref name=HOP/> On his return as Captain Delaval in May 1700, he took command of the newly commissioned 4th rate man of war HMS ''Tilbury''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/18t.HTM |title=Ships of the Royal Navy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009180102/http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/18t.HTM |archive-date=9 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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He commanded [[HMS Tilbury (1699)|HMS ''Tilbury'']] in the vanguard at the [[Battle of Málaga (1704)|Battle of Málaga]] in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] on 24 August 1704. He was promoted to [[rear admiral]] in 1718 and to [[vice admiral]] in 1722. |
He commanded [[HMS Tilbury (1699)|HMS ''Tilbury'']] in the vanguard at the [[Battle of Málaga (1704)|Battle of Málaga]] in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] on 24 August 1704. He was promoted to [[rear admiral]] in 1718 and to [[vice admiral]] in 1722. |
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==Diplomatic and political career== |
==Diplomatic and political career== |