Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar

When

Sep 1704 – May 1705

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

36.15° N, 5.35° W

Description

1704 siege of War of the Spanish Succession

Siege of War of the Spanish Succession

The twelfth siege of Gibraltar was fought between September 1704 and May 1705 during the War of the Spanish Succession. It followed the capture in August 1704 of the fortified town of Gibraltar, at the southern tip of Spain, by an Anglo–Dutch naval force led by Sir George Rooke and Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt.

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• War of the Spanish SuccessionMar 1701 · World war