Capture of Gibraltar
The Capture of Gibraltar by the forces of the Grand Alliance occurred between 1–3 August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. Since the beginning of the war the Alliance had been looking for a harbour in the Iberian Peninsula to control the Strait of Gibraltar and facilitate naval operations against the French fleet in the western Mediterranean Sea. An attempt to seize Cádiz had ended in failure in September 1702, but following the Alliance fleet's successful raid in Vigo Bay in October that year, the combined fleets of the 'Maritime Powers', the Netherlands and England, had emerged as the dominant naval force in the region. This strength helped persuade King Peter II of Portugal to sever his alliance with France and Bourbon controlled Spain, and ally himself with the Grand Allia
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Capture of Gibraltar
The Capture of Gibraltar by the forces of the Grand Alliance occurred between 1–3 August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. Since the beginning of the war the Alliance had been looking for a harbour in the Iberian Peninsula to control the Strait of Gibraltar and facilitate naval operations against the French fleet in the western Mediterranean Sea. An attempt to seize Cádiz had ended in failure in September 1702, but following the Alliance fleet's successful raid in Vigo Bay in October that year, the combined fleets of the 'Maritime Powers', the Netherlands and England, had emerged as the dominant naval force in the region. This strength helped persuade King Peter II of Portugal to sever his alliance with France and Bourbon controlled Spain, and ally himself with the Grand Allia
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Die Einnahme von Gibraltar fan ...... seit 1707 in britischer Hand.
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La toma de Gibraltar tuvo luga ...... tendría lugar el 4 de agosto.
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Oblężenie Gibraltaru miało mie ...... iszpańskiej wojny sukcesyjnej.
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Prise de GibraltarFichier:Bay ...... e en Méditerranée occidentale.
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The Capture of Gibraltar by th ...... ibraltar was ceded to Britain.
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Захват Гибралтара в 1704 году ...... я лишилась Гибралтара на века.
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ジブラルタルの占領(Capture of Gibraltar ...... グランドへ渡り、現在に続くイギリスの海外領土の一部となった。
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23pxPro-Habsburg Spain
Pro-Bourbon Spain
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1704-08-03
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Grand Alliance captures Gibraltar
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2,000+ marines and sailors
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Gibraltar harbour. Engraving by Gabriel Bodenehr, c.1704
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Die Einnahme von Gibraltar fan ...... seit 1707 in britischer Hand.
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La toma de Gibraltar tuvo luga ...... a causa del Archiduque Carlos.
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Oblężenie Gibraltaru miało mie ...... iszpańskiej wojny sukcesyjnej.
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Prise de GibraltarFichier:Bay ...... al Antilles et Amérique du sud
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The Capture of Gibraltar by th ...... y himself with the Grand Allia
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Захват Гибралтара в 1704 году ...... я лишилась Гибралтара на века.
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ジブラルタルの占領(Capture of Gibraltar ...... グランドへ渡り、現在に続くイギリスの海外領土の一部となった。
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Capture of Gibraltar
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Einnahme von Gibraltar
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Oblężenie Gibraltaru (1704-1705)
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Prise de Gibraltar
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Toma de Gibraltar (1704)
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Захват Гибралтара
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ジブラルタルの占領
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Capture of Gibraltar
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