The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the ...
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Admiral Thomas Hopsonn, aboard his flagship 'Torbay', 80 guns, was ordered to break the boom while the Duke of Ormonde's troops assaulted the forts. The Anglo- ...
Mar 15, 2021 · Prelude to the Battle. In September 1702, a Franco-Spanish fleet of 21 ships-of-the-line, 3 frigates, 1 schooner and 1 fireship under the ...
The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande, was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Span.
In August 1702, at the outset of the War of the Spanish Succession, Sir George Rooke and the duke of Ormond led an abortive expedition against Cadiz.
Sir Thomas Hopsonn leads the attack in the 'Torbay', which has just broken the boom and is about to be burnt by a fire-ship (a fire subsequently controlled).
Battle of Vigo Bay during the War of the Spanish Succession. Dutch and English ships in the foreground block the entrance of Redondela harbor in northwestern ...
A bohemian room featuring Naval Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October 1702, from the. Close-up view of a stretched canvas corner from above. Close ...
The battle was a major success for the English and the Dutch. All the French and Spanish ships were captured, sank, ran aground, or set on fire by their crews, ...
Naval Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October 1702. Episode from the War of the Spanish Succession, anonymous, c. 1705. oil on panel, h 59cm More details.