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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]
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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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.[1] Entering the navy as a volunteer ...
Rooke’s Sights on the Rock. In July 1704, the third year of what was being called the War of the Spanish Succession, British Admiral Sir George Rooke, intent on taking the city, led a combined Anglo-Dutch fleet toward Cadiz, Spain. The 54-year-old Rooke had already won a significant naval victory at the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702 when he sank ...
