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28 de dic. de 2020 · ROOKE, Sir GEORGE (1650–1709), admiral of the fleet, born in 1650, was second son of Sir William Rooke (1624–1691) of St. Laurence, Canterbury, sheriff of Kent (1685–1688), and nephew of Lawrence Rooke [q. v.] He is said to have served as a volunteer through the second Dutch war. In 1672 he was lieutenant of the London, flagship of Sir ...
The reconstitution of the Admiralty, with Prince George as its nominal head, saw Rooke take a leading role in the Prince’s advisory council, with enhanced status as vice-admiral of England. During the summer of 1702 Rooke was engaged in extensive naval operations in the Mediterranean: a projected assault on Cadiz, which never took place, was followed by the destruction of the Spanish ...
George Rooke. Sir George Rooke, född 1650, död den 24 januari 1709, var en engelsk amiral . Rooke var 1689 befälhavare för den eskader, som undsatte den av Jakob II:s anhängare belägrade irländska staden Londonderry, blev 1690 konteramiral, utmärkte sig i sjöstriderna vid Beachy head 1690 och Barfleur 1692 samt blev 1693, vid ...
George Rooke. Sir George Rooke, nado preto de Canterbury no 1650 e finado en Londres o 24 de xaneiro de 1709, foi un comandante e almirante británico que foi o vencedor na batalla de Rande e o segundo gobernador militar de Xibraltar .
Rooke, George (1650–1709) (1650–1709).Admiral. One of the most successful naval commanders of his day, promoted admiral in 1690, Rooke was linked, through two of his three marriages, with the prominent Tory earl of Nottingham, William III's secretary of state (north) and de facto navy minister 1689–94. Rooke was at Bantry Bay (1689 ...
George Rooke ( Saint-Laurent, 1650- Londres, 24 de enero de 1709) fue un comandante y almirante naval británico. Datos rápidos Información personal, Nacimiento ... Nació cerca de Canterbury en 1650. Ingresa en la marina como voluntario, sirviendo en las guerras anglo-neerlandesas alcanzando en 1673, con tan sólo 23 años, el rango de ...
Admiral Rooke was the most distinguished naval commander of his day. His career began at the battle of Sole Bay, (1672), and his most considerable victories include the destruction of the French fleet at La Hogue, (1692), the capture of the Spanish treasure fleet at Vigo Bay, (1702), and above all the capture of Gibraltar in (1704). His book, Sailing and Fighting Instructions for her Majesty's ...
