Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650 – 24 January 1709) was an English naval officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Solebay and again at the Battle of Schooneveld during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. As a captain, he conveyed Prince William of Orange to England and took part in the Battle of Bantry Bay when a French fleet tried to land troops in Southern Ireland to fight against Prince William during the Williamite War in Ireland.As a flag officer, Rooke commanded the rear division of the centre squadron at French victory at the Battle of Beachy Head during the Nine Years' War. He served under Admiral Edward Russell commanding the vanguard division of the rear squadron at the Battle of Barfleur and distinguished himself in a night attack on the French fleet at Battle of La Hogue when he succeeded in burning twelve of the enemy's ships. He later commanded the escort for Smyrna convoy, which was scattered and partly captured by the French Admiral Comte de Tourville at the Battle of Lagos.Rooke commanded the unsuccessful allied expedition against Cádiz but on the passage home he destroyed the Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Vigo Bay in the opening stages of the War of the Spanish Succession. He also commanded the allied naval forces at the capture of Gibraltar and attacked the French fleet at the Battle of Málaga."@en }
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- George_Rooke abstract "Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650 – 24 January 1709) was an English naval officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Solebay and again at the Battle of Schooneveld during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. As a captain, he conveyed Prince William of Orange to England and took part in the Battle of Bantry Bay when a French fleet tried to land troops in Southern Ireland to fight against Prince William during the Williamite War in Ireland.As a flag officer, Rooke commanded the rear division of the centre squadron at French victory at the Battle of Beachy Head during the Nine Years' War. He served under Admiral Edward Russell commanding the vanguard division of the rear squadron at the Battle of Barfleur and distinguished himself in a night attack on the French fleet at Battle of La Hogue when he succeeded in burning twelve of the enemy's ships. He later commanded the escort for Smyrna convoy, which was scattered and partly captured by the French Admiral Comte de Tourville at the Battle of Lagos.Rooke commanded the unsuccessful allied expedition against Cádiz but on the passage home he destroyed the Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Vigo Bay in the opening stages of the War of the Spanish Succession. He also commanded the allied naval forces at the capture of Gibraltar and attacked the French fleet at the Battle of Málaga.".