the belligerents Hostile_encounter consisted Cause_to_be_included of two squadrons under the command Control of admiral don andres reggio of the spanish navy and admiral sir charles henry knowles of the royal navy , respectively .

the british commander , vice-admiral sir george elphinstone , then reinforced Cause_change_of_strength the garrison and stationed Placing a naval squadron at the cape to protect Defending the british conquest .

on april 10 , 1589 , the garrison of geertruidenberg , composed Come_together of numerous english and some dutch troops commanded Control by governor sir john wingfield , surrendered Surrendering the city to the army of flanders led by don alexander farnese , governor-general of the spanish netherlands ( ) .

prime minister hawke invited Request actu secretary bill kelty and sir peter abeles to kirribilli house , so that proper arrangement could be made Creating .

it culminated Filling on 11 november 1975 with the dismissal Change_of_leadership from office of the prime minister , gough whitlam of the australian labor party ( alp ) , by governor-general sir john kerr , who then commissioned the leader of the opposition , malcolm fraser of the liberal party , as caretaker prime minister .