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George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, an Uncommon card
Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, PC, FRS was a Royal Navy officer and politician from the Anson family.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 41,000
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George Anson, 1st Baron Anson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He then undertook a ______ of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
Answer
circumnavigation. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. From the George Anson, 1st Baron Anson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in ____, during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Answer
1740s. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747, during the War of the Austrian Succession. From the George Anson, 1st Baron Anson article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro, off the south tip of Sicily, during the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
- He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
- Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747, during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The George Anson, 1st Baron Anson article was read about 41,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Attributed to Thomas Hudson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
