Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of George Rooke

Battles of George Rooke

Royal Navy admiral (1650-1709)

George Rooke is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1693 and 1704: 1 battle, 2 sieges and 3 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in Spain (4), Portugal (1), United Kingdom (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,769 km apart end to end, 554 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of the Spanish Succession (4), Nine Years' War (1), War of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia (1).

Landing at BarcelonaBattle of LagosBattle of CádizBattle of Vigo BayCapture of GibraltarBattle of MálagaBattle of LagosBattle of CádizBattle of Vigo BayCapture of GibraltarBattle of MálagaMadridBarcelonaAlgiersLisbonSevilleValenciaOranCórdoba500 km39.207N, 3.252W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1693: 1 engagements1702: 2 engagements1704: 3 engagements3 in 170416931704
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Lagos, 1693Battle of Cádiz, 1702Battle of Vigo Bay, 1702Landing at Barcelona, 1704Capture of Gibraltar, 1704Battle of Málaga, 170416931704
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 June 1693Battle of LagosLagos, PortugalFrench victory
23 August 1702Battle of CádizCádiz, Spain216 km ESpanish victory
23 October 1702Battle of Vigo BayRía de Vigo, Spain666 km NAnglo-Dutch victory
27 May 1704Landing at BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain903 km EPro-Bourbon victory
4 August 1704Capture of GibraltarGibraltar, United Kingdom876 km SWAnglo-Dutch victory
24 August 1704Battle of MálagaMálaga, Spain108 km NEInconclusive

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Michael Dahl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.