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Folder B:1

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Call Number: MS P375

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Battle of Barfleur, August 28, 1704

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Scope and Contents To: "Gentn." Describes the battle off Malaga (August 13, Old Style; Aug 24, New Style). Gives actions, statistics, ship names, and his own feelings.[Admiral Sir George Rooke captured Gibraltar on August 9, New Style. The combined English and Dutch fleets tarried, hoping for a French reprisal. Admiral Toulouse brought out the French Mediterranean fleet against them--the only time during the War of the Spanish Succession that the two main battle fleets met. Destruction was...
Dates: August 28, 1704