Timeline August 1704

Events in August 1704 3

• 1704 Capture of Gibraltar Anglo-Dutch fleet seizes the Rock from Spain An Anglo-Dutch force under Admiral George Rooke and Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt bombarded and captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession. The garrison surrendered on 4 August 1704. Britain retained the territory after the war, and Gibraltar remains a British Overseas Territory today.
• 1704 Battle of Blenheim Allied victory halts French advance on Vienna An Anglo-Austrian-Dutch army under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated a Franco-Bavarian force near the village of Blindheim in Bavaria. The victory ended the threat to Vienna and was one of the most decisive battles of the War of the Spanish Succession. French losses were severe, breaking the sense of French military invincibility in the conflict.
• 1704 Battle of Malaga Inconclusive naval clash off southern Spain An Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet fought an inconclusive naval battle off Malaga, the largest naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession. Neither side lost a ship, but the Allied fleet retained command of the sea, securing its hold on the recently captured Gibraltar.