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En mayo de 1692 toma parte en la Batalla de Berfleur, bajo las órdenes del almirante Edward Russell, sobresaliendo en un ataque nocturno contra la flota francesa en el puerto de La Hogue, en la costa normanda. En esa acción destruyó seis navíos franceses. Poco después recibió el título de sir, junto con una recompensa de 1.000 libras.
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 ( 1650 , Canterbury – 24 de xineru de 1709 , Canterbury) foi un comandante [3] y almirante naval británicu. [4] Nació cerca de Canterbury en 1650. [3] Ingresa na marina como voluntariu, sirviendo nes Guerres anglo-holandeses algamando en 1673, con tan solo 23 años, el rangu de capitán de navío. [3]
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650 – 24 January 1709) was an English naval commander. He is known for his service in the wars against France and particularly remembered today for his victory at Vigo Bay and for capturing Gibraltar for England in 1704, during the War of the Spanish Succession. Rooke was born at St Lawrence, near Canterbury in 1650. Entering the navy as a volunteer in ...
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 ...
Rooke was clearly not deflected by the death of his father in 1691 from pursuing a naval career. Indeed, he soon acquired a foothold in the naval administration, being appointed in January 1692 to the Navy Board. He performed well at La Hogue, and even escaped blame for his role in the Smyrna convoy debacle of 1693.
