Rooke Battery

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Rooke Battery is a historic artillery position in Gibraltar, forming part of the territory’s extensive defensive fortifications overlooking key approaches to the Rock.

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Rooke Battery canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy admiral ⓘ
artillery battery ⓘ
coastal fortification ⓘ
access restricted military site ⓘ
associatedWith British coastal defence system ⓘ
Gibraltar fortifications network ⓘ
builtFor protection of naval routes near Gibraltar ⓘ
category Coastal artillery batteries in Gibraltar ⓘ
Military history of Gibraltar ⓘ
controlledBy United Kingdom ⓘ
country Gibraltar ⓘ
geopoliticalContext entrance to the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
hasFunction artillery position ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ
hasViewOf Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ
Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
heritageStatus historic military site ⓘ
locatedIn Gibraltar ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ
material masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
namedAfter George Rooke ⓘ
notableFor capture of Gibraltar in 1704 ⓘ
overlooks approaches to the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ
ownership Government of Gibraltar ⓘ
partOf British overseas territory of Gibraltar ⓘ
linked to: Gibraltar

fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ
strategicImportance commanding views over maritime approaches ⓘ
terrainFeature elevated position ⓘ
usedFor defence of Gibraltar ⓘ
usedInConflict defence of Gibraltar (various periods) ⓘ

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