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Battle of Vigo Bay and Thomas Hopsonn

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Difference between Battle of Vigo Bay and Thomas Hopsonn

Battle of Vigo Bay vs. Thomas Hopsonn

The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande, was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. Sir Thomas Hopsonn or Hopson (1643 – 1717) was an English naval officer and member of parliament.

Similarities between Battle of Vigo Bay and Thomas Hopsonn

Battle of Vigo Bay and Thomas Hopsonn have 13 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Battle of Cádiz (1702), Boom (navigational barrier), Cádiz, Edward Hopson, Fire ship, François Louis Rousselet de Châteaurenault, George Rooke, Mediterranean Sea, Spanish treasure fleet, Vigo, War of the Spanish Succession, William III of England.

Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland between 8 March 1702 and 1 May 1707.

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Battle of Cádiz (1702)

The Battle of Cádiz, fought in August/September 1702, was an Anglo-Dutch attempt to seize the southern Spanish port of Cádiz during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Boom (navigational barrier)

A boom or a chain (also boom defence, harbour chain, river chain, chain boom, boom chain or variants) is an obstacle strung across a navigable stretch of water to control or block navigation.

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Cádiz

Cádiz (see other pronunciations below) is a city and port in southwestern Spain.

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Edward Hopson

Vice Admiral Edward Hopson (1671 – 8 May 1728) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.

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Fire ship

A fire ship or fireship, used in the days of wooden rowed or sailing ships, was a ship filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire and steered (or, when possible, allowed to drift) into an enemy fleet, in order to destroy ships, or to create panic and make the enemy break formation.

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François Louis Rousselet de Châteaurenault

François-Louis Rousselet, marquis de Châteaurenault (Châteaurenaut, Châteauregnaud) (1637- Paris, November 15, 1716) was a French vice-admiral, maréchal, and nobleman.

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George Rooke

Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650 – 24 January 1709) was an English naval officer.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa and on the east by the Levant.

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Spanish treasure fleet

The Spanish treasure fleet, or West Indies Fleet from Spanish Flota de Indias, also called silver fleet or plate fleet (from the Spanish plata meaning "silver"), was a convoy system adopted by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790, linking Spain with its territories in America across the Atlantic.

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Vigo

Vigo is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, northwest Spain on the Atlantic Ocean.

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War of the Spanish Succession

The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a European conflict of the early 18th century, triggered by the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700.

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William III of England

William III (Willem; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672 and King of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.

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Battle of Vigo Bay and Thomas Hopsonn Comparison

Battle of Vigo Bay has 95 relations, while Thomas Hopsonn has 78. As they have in common 13, the Jaccard index is 7.51% = 13 / (95 + 78).

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