England captured Gibraltar on this day in 1704

On this day in 1704, Gibraltar was captured from Spain by English and Dutch forces, after a 2 day battle during the War of the Spanish Succession. The English occupied the rock for the following 9 years, until 1713 (by which point England had united with Scotland to form Great Britain) when they gained formal control over Gibraltar in the Treaty of Utrecht. Gibraltar remains under British control to this day.