capture of Gibraltar (1704)

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battle of the War of the Spanish Succession military operation siege

The capture of Gibraltar (1704) was a key Anglo-Dutch victory during the War of the Spanish Succession in which Allied forces seized the strategic fortress of Gibraltar from Spain, securing long-term British control over the territory.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Capture of Gibraltar (1704)	2
Capture of Gibraltar	1
capture of Gibraltar (1704) canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ military operation ⓘ siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Capture of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ Taking of Gibraltar (1704) NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Dutch Republic ⓘ Grand Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Spain (supporters of Archduke Charles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
commander	Admiral Sir George Rooke NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ Rear-Admiral John Byng NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice-Admiral Cloudesley Shovell NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1704 ⓘ
defendedBy	Spanish garrison of Gibraltar ⓘ
endDate	4 August 1704 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Málaga (1704) NERFINISHED ⓘ Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar (1704–1705) NERFINISHED ⓘ
forceType	Allied landing force ⓘ Anglo-Dutch fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ
geopoliticalContext	Anglo-Dutch effort to weaken Bourbon control of Spain and its empire ⓘ rival claims to the Spanish throne between Philip of Anjou and Archduke Charles ⓘ
hasPart	assault on Gibraltar’s landward defenses ⓘ bombardment of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedMilitaryBranch	Allied marines and soldiers ⓘ Dutch Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalConsequence	cession of Gibraltar to Great Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) ⓘ
location	Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTermConsequence	establishment of Gibraltar as a British possession ⓘ strengthening of Allied naval power in the Mediterranean ⓘ
notableFeature	rapid capitulation of the Spanish garrison ⓘ use of naval bombardment against coastal fortifications ⓘ
objective	capture of the fortress of Gibraltar ⓘ
opposingBelligerent	Bourbon Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposingCommander	Diego de Salinas NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Allied campaign in the western Mediterranean (1704) NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Allied operations off the Spanish coast in 1704 ⓘ
relatedTreaty	Treaty of Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Anglo-Dutch victory ⓘ beginning of long-term British control of Gibraltar ⓘ seizure of Gibraltar from Spain ⓘ
startDate	1 August 1704 ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ naval base for the Royal Navy ⓘ
territorialChange	Gibraltar captured from Spain by the Grand Alliance ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt → participantIn → capture of Gibraltar (1704) ⓘ

Great Siege of Gibraltar → precededBy → capture of Gibraltar (1704) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Gibraltar (1704)

Sir George Rooke → notableWork → capture of Gibraltar (1704) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Gibraltar

Sir George Rooke → participatedIn → capture of Gibraltar (1704) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Gibraltar (1704)