Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650 – 24 January 1709) was an English naval officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Solebay...

Rooke is a surname, and may refer to: Daphne Rooke (1914–2009), South African author Sir Denis Rooke (1924–2008), English engineer Sir George Rooke (1650–1709)...

The amphibious assault, however, had proved a disaster, but as Admiral George Rooke retreated home in early October, he received news that the Spanish treasure...

establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rooke after Admiral Sir George Rooke: Ship HMS Rooke was a Thornycroft-type flotilla leader launched in...

George Henry Rooke, D.D. (3 August 1702 – 7 February 1754) was an English priest and academic in the eighteenth century. Rooke was born in Carlisle. He...

Spain. Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt represented the Habsburg cause in the region. In May 1704 the Prince and Admiral George Rooke, commander of the...

Gibraltar was captured from Spain in 1704 by a force led by Admiral Sir George Rooke representing the Grand Alliance on behalf of the Archduke Charles, pretender...

Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke near Lagos Bay in Portugal. Rooke's squadron was protecting the Smyrna convoy, and it is...

town was attacked by an Anglo-Dutch flotilla under the British admiral George Rooke and almost entirely destroyed. A document dated 1769 lists a town population...

Waters (BGTW). The shore establishment at Gibraltar is called HMS Rooke after Sir George Rooke, who captured the Rock for Archduke Charles (pretender to the...

officer, he led the bombardment squadron while serving under Admiral Sir George Rooke at the Capture of Gibraltar and then took part in the Battle of Málaga...

Archduke Charles's cause in Spain. In January 1704, Admiral Sir George Rooke with Prince George on board sailed from Lisbon for Barcelona, hoping it would...

Succession, Shovell commanded a squadron which served under Admiral George Rooke at the capture of Gibraltar and the Battle of Málaga. Working in conjunction...

Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, PC, FRS (23 April 1697 – 6 June 1762) was a British Royal Navy officer, politician and peer from the...

as a kingdom and making it an equal member of the Grand Alliance. Since George, Elector of Hanover, was also heir to the British throne, his support was...

1657. In the 1702 Battle of Cádiz, the English attacked again under George Rooke and James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, but they were repelled after a...

Earl of Orford 9 November 1693 – ? Vice-Admiral Sir George Rooke 1702 – 1 May 1707 Sir George Rooke 1 May 1707 – 24 January 1709? James Berkeley, 3rd Earl...

Priestman Earl of Orford Sir George Rooke Sir John Leake Sir George Byng Sir John Leake Sir George Byng Matthew Aylmer Sir George Byng Sir John Jennings Sir...

Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet, GCB, PC, FRS (22 April 1772 – 19 August 1853) was a British Royal Navy officer. As a captain he...

seven ships. Battle of Cádiz (1702): an Anglo-Dutch naval force under George Rooke was repelled by the Spanish Francisco de Villadarias during the War of...

which included the English and Dutch. An Anglo-Dutch fleet under Sir George Rooke was sent into the Mediterranean in 1704, capturing Gibraltar on 4 August...

Territory. Gibraltar was captured in 1704 by a force led by Admiral Sir George Rooke representing the Grand Alliance on behalf of the Archduke Charles, pretender...

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until their move to the HM Naval Base. The base was named after Admiral George Rooke who led the Anglo-Dutch Capture of Gibraltar in 1704. The Gibraltar Squadron's...

within a chaplet of laurel gold was derived from the arms of Admiral Sir George Rooke who distinguished himself at the battle. Hogue was built at the Cammell...

Zealand (Denmark), assisted by an Anglo-Dutch naval squadron under Sir George Rooke, rapidly compelling the Danes to submit to peace. July 30 – Eleven-year-old...

Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke (January 2, 1836 – April 25, 1885) was queen of Hawaii as the wife of King Kamehameha IV from 1856...

Sir Alexander Milne (1872–76), Sir Hastings Yelverton (1876-77), or Sir George Wellesley (1877–79). Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) Second...

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public library membership required.) Hattendorf, John B. (2004). "Rooke, Sir George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University...