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  • George Rooke
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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.
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  • 1672
Birth Date
  • 1650
death place
  • St Lawrence, Canterbury, Kent
Name
  • Admiral Sir George Rooke
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  • by Michael Dahl, painted c. 1705
Birth Place
  • St Lawrence, Canterbury, Kent
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death date
  • 1709-01-24
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  • 1696
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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.
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