Capture of Gibraltar

1704 siege
Event siege Q694073
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Capture of Gibraltar

Summary

Capture of Gibraltar is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Capture of Gibraltar's instance of is recorded as siege[3].
  • The location of Capture of Gibraltar was Gibraltar[4].
  • Capture of Gibraltar is part of War of the Spanish Succession[5].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's Commons category is recorded as Capture of Gibraltar[6].
  • Capture of Gibraltar began on August 1, 1704[7].
  • Capture of Gibraltar ended on August 3, 1704[8].
  • Capture of Gibraltar took place on August 4, 1704[9].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.13971, 'lon': -5.353872}[10].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Tenth Siege of Gibraltar[11].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Ninth Siege of Gibraltar[12].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Eighth siege of Gibraltar[13].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Seventh Siege of Gibraltar[14].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Sixth Siege of Gibraltar[15].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Fifth Siege of Gibraltar[16].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Fourth Siege of Gibraltar[17].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Third Siege of Gibraltar[18].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Second Siege of Gibraltar[19].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as First Siege of Gibraltar[20].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Great Siege of Gibraltar[21].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar[22].
  • Capture of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar[23].

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When and Where

Capture of Gibraltar took place on August 4, 1704[9]. It began on August 1, 1704[7]. It ended on August 3, 1704[8]. It took place at Gibraltar[4].

Context

Capture of Gibraltar is part of War of the Spanish Succession[5]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[3].

Why It Matters

Capture of Gibraltar ranks in the top 9% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 36.13971, 'lon': -5.353872}
    Start time
    Location Gibraltar
    Part of War of the Spanish Succession
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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