Rooke Battery
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Rooke Battery is a historic artillery position in Gibraltar, forming part of the territory’s extensive defensive fortifications overlooking key approaches to the Rock.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Rooke | 0 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy admiral
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artillery battery ⓘ coastal fortification ⓘ |
| access | restricted military site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British coastal defence system
ⓘ
Gibraltar fortifications network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | protection of naval routes near Gibraltar ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal artillery batteries in Gibraltar
ⓘ
Military history of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | entrance to the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery position
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bay of Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strait of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic military site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rock of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Rooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | capture of Gibraltar in 1704 ⓘ |
| overlooks | approaches to the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| ownership | Government of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British overseas territory of Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | commanding views over maritime approaches ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | elevated position ⓘ |
| usedFor | defence of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | defence of Gibraltar (various periods) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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