1 August 1704
Gibraltar Landing
Begins the operation that captures Gibraltar.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Gibraltar in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Begins the operation that captures Gibraltar.
Andrew Leake commands Grafton during the bombardment of Gibraltar before the Allied landing.
Byng leads a squadron in the naval bombardment that weakens Gibraltar before the final surrender.
Baker commands Monmouth in the squadron attacking the town and southern defences of Gibraltar.
Jumper commands Lenox in the force attacking the New Mole during the capture of Gibraltar.
Whitaker's sailors and marines land at the New Mole and help force the Spanish command toward surrender.
Shovell supports Rooke's fleet during the capture of Gibraltar from Bourbon Spain.
Shovell supports the naval operation that captures Gibraltar.
Leads landing troops during the capture of Gibraltar.
Rooke commands the Anglo-Dutch fleet that captures Gibraltar for the Grand Alliance.
Rooke commands the fleet that captures Gibraltar for the Grand Alliance.
Leake serves in the naval force that captures Gibraltar.
Leake serves with the Allied naval force that takes Gibraltar during the Mediterranean campaign.
Leake helps relieve Gibraltar during the Bourbon attempt to retake the fortress.
Provenance
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