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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Rooke, Sir George
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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British admiral, born at Canterbury; distinguished himself at the battle of Cape La Hogue in 1692; in an expedition against Cadiz destroyed the Plate-fleet in the harbour of Vigo in 1702; assisted in the capture of Gibraltar from the Spaniards in 1704, and fought a battle which lasted a whole day with a superior French force off Malaga the same year (1650-1709).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rooke, Sir George'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/rooke-sir-george.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rooke, Sir George'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/rooke-sir-george.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
