Battle of Vigo Bay
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The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande or sometimes as the Battle of Redondela Bay, was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spani
Admiral George Rooke (1650–1709) by Michael Dahl.
Sea Battle of Vigo bay, 23 October 1702. Episode in the War of the Spanish Succession, Anonymous.
French ship of the line Bourbon being brought into the Vlissingen roadstead after the battle
The Battle of Vigo Bay as depicted by Alphonse de Neuville in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.
The War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict between the European great powers, fought between 1701 and 1714. The death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a succession cr
Battle of Vigo Bay
…Spanish: Batalla de Rande) or sometimes as the Battle of Redondela Bay, was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. The engagement followed an Anglo-Dutch attempt to capture the Spanish port of Cádiz in September in an effort to secure a naval base in the Iberian…
Clockwise, from top left: Battle of Blenheim (13 August 1704) Battle of Ramillies (23 May 1706) Battle of Almansa (25 April 1707) Battle of Denain (24 July 1712)
Proclamation of Philip of Anjou as Philip V of Spain, Versailles, 16 November 1700
Francis Rákóczi, leader of the 1703–1711 Hungarian revolt; funded by France, this was a major distraction for Austria
Anthonie Heinsius, Grand Pensionary