Admiral Sir William Rooke

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:associated_with Royal Navy history
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birth_date 1650
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:England
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Bury_St_Edmunds
gptkbp:career_end 1709
gptkbp:career_start 1670
gptkbp:children William Rooke
gptkbp:commanded British fleet
gptkbp:contribution British naval dominance
Development of naval tactics
gptkbp:death_date 1709
gptkbp:descendant Rooke family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for Leadership in naval battles
gptkbp:historical_role Admiral during significant naval conflicts
gptkbp:historical_significance Key figure in early 18th-century naval history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Sir William Rooke
gptkbp:influence Naval warfare tactics
British naval strategy
gptkbp:is_involved_in Naval reforms
gptkbp:known_for Naval operations in the War of the Spanish Succession
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future naval commanders
gptkbp:military_strategy Admiral in the Royal Navy
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:Capture_of_Gibraltar
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Vigo_Bay
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Boyne
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkb:Battle_of_Barfleur
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Saintes
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bay_of_Biscay
gptkb:Siege_of_Gibraltar
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Passaro
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_La_Hogue
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
gptkbp:notable_ships Significant naval leader
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Cloudesley_Shovell
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:reputation Respected naval leader
gptkbp:role gptkb:War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:starship
gptkbp:service_years 1670-1709
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Rooke
gptkbp:strategic_importance Admiral in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Jennings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Second_Anglo-Dutch_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5