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Sir George Rooke ( Canterbury, 1650 – Canterbury, 24 gennaio 1709) è stato un ammiraglio inglese . Prestò servizio nella Royal Navy durante la guerra di successione spagnola ed è annoverato come il vincitore della battaglia della Baia di Vigo .
Rooke compensó la mayor parte del fracaso en la conquista de Cádiz por valor de 14.000 libras de plata en la batalla de Rande. Rooke partiría a la toma de Gibraltar dos años más tarde, supuestamente en nombre del archiduque Carlos, a pesar de que esta distinción sería menos clara a los británicos en el curso de las negociaciones de paz.
Rooke is a Skeleton Captain and the main antagonist in the Wild Rose Tall Tale. Rooke's past life remains largely unknown. Sometime before the events of the Tall Tale Wild Rose, she became romantically obsessed with the pirate George to an unhealthy degree, constantly pursuing him despite his relationship with Rose. Driven mad with jealousy, she met with the infamous Graymarrow and bargained ...
Other articles where Sir George Rooke is discussed: Gibraltar: History: …War of the Spanish Succession, Sir George Rooke captured Gibraltar for the British, and Spain formally ceded it to Britain under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. The Spanish nevertheless made several attempts to retake Gibraltar from Britain, most notably in a protracted but unsuccessful military siege…
Almirante sir George Rooke, comandante militar. 4 de agosto de 1704 al 14 de septiembre de 1705: Príncipe de Hesse. 24 de diciembre de 1707 al 24 de enero de 1711: General de brigada Roger Elliott. 24 de enero de 1711 al 13 de julio de 1713: Thomas Stanwix. 13 de julio de 1713: Por el Tratado de Utrecht, España cede Gibraltar al Reino Unido.
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4 de ene. de 2021 · Sir George Rooke, ADMIRAL, Was the eldest son of Sir William Rooke, of the Priory of St. Lawrence, Canterbury, where he was born in 1650, After entering the navy, his first services were on the coast of Ireland, where he prevented the intercourse of James II. with Scotland. By William the Third he was advanced to the rank of Admiral, in which ...
