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Capture of Gibraltar

Germany · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1704

George Hesse-Darmstadt4 August 1704

Gibraltar · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt directs the landing forces and claims Gibraltar for Archduke Charles.

Names involved

George Hesse-Darmstadt

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