on ▁myself ▁equal ▁to ▁Bla ke ", ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁outline ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁attack . ▁Lord ▁Nelson ▁ranked ▁Robert ▁Bla ke ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁naval ▁gener als ▁ever ▁known , ▁even ▁when ▁compared ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁reputation . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁After ▁again ▁cru ising ▁off ▁Cad iz ▁for ▁a ▁while , ▁Bla ke ▁turned ▁for ▁home ▁but ▁died ▁of ▁old ▁w ounds ▁within ▁sight ▁of ▁P ly mouth . ▁After ▁lying ▁in ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁House , ▁Green wich , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁full ▁state ▁fun eral ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ▁and ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁( although ▁his ▁internal ▁org ans ▁had ▁earlier ▁been ▁buried ▁at ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁Church , ▁P ly mouth ). ▁After ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Mon archy ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁ex hum ed ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁and ▁dump ed ▁in ▁a ▁common ▁grave ▁in ▁St ▁Margaret ' s ▁church yard , ▁ad jo ining ▁the ▁Ab bey , ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁king , ▁Charles ▁II . ▁ ▁Hon our ing ▁Bla ke ▁ ▁In ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey , ▁a ▁stone ▁mem orial ▁of ▁Robert ▁Bla ke , ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁cho ir ▁a is le . ▁ ▁St ▁Margaret ' s ▁Church ,