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Surrender of Gibraltar

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

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1704Date range
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Chronological records

1704

Diego Salinas4 August 1704

Gibraltar · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Diego de Salinas surrenders Gibraltar after bombardment and the landing of Allied troops.

Names involved

Diego Salinas

Provenance

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