Battle of Málaga (1704)

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:casualties Franco-Spanish: about 1,700 killed or wounded
Grand Alliance: about 3,000 killed or wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Grand_Alliance
gptkb:France
gptkb:Bourbon_Spain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_George_Rooke
gptkb:Comte_de_Toulouse
gptkbp:date 24 August 1704
gptkbp:fleetSize Franco-Spanish: 50 ships of the line
Grand Alliance: 53 ships of the line
gptkbp:followedBy no major naval engagement in the Mediterranean for the rest of the war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Málaga (1704)
gptkbp:location off Málaga, Spain
gptkbp:notableFor no ships lost on either side
demonstrated importance of gunnery over boarding
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:War_of_the_Spanish_Succession
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Capture_of_Gibraltar
gptkbp:result inconclusive
gptkbp:significance largest naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_George_Rooke
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_James_Wishart
gptkb:Relief_of_Gibraltar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7