Great Siege of Gibraltar

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The Great Siege of Gibraltar was a prolonged late 18th-century Franco-Spanish attempt to capture the British-held fortress of Gibraltar, notable as one of the longest sieges in British military history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the American Revolutionary War
military conflict
siege
alsoKnownAs Great Siege (of Gibraltar)
Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
attacker Franco-Spanish forces
attackingForceStrength tens of thousands of Franco-Spanish troops
belligerent France
Great Britain
Spain
commander Antonio Barceló
Duke of Crillon
George Augustus Eliott
Luis de Córdova y Córdova
conflictIn Mediterranean Sea region
linked to: Mediterranean Basin
conflictType siege warfare
country Kingdom of Great Britain
defender British garrison of Gibraltar
linked to: Gibraltar garrison
duration over three and a half years
endTime 1783
7 February 1783
followedBy continued British possession of Gibraltar
garrisonStrength approximately 7,000 to 8,000 defenders at peak
hasPart Grand Assault of 13 September 1782
historicalPeriod late 18th century
legacy symbol of British resilience and defensive warfare
location Gibraltar
notableFor being one of the longest sieges in British military history
extensive use of artillery
large-scale Franco-Spanish assault of 1782
use of floating batteries
opponent France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Spain
partOf American Revolutionary War
Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
precededBy Capture of Gibraltar (1704)
result British victory
Gibraltar remained under British control
significantEvent destruction of Spanish floating batteries
relief convoys from Britain
startTime 1779
24 June 1779
strategicObjective capture of Gibraltar from Britain
theatreOfWar European theatre of the American Revolutionary War
treatyConcludedAfter Treaty of Paris (1783)
used red-hot shot against floating batteries

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Great Siege Tunnels constructedDuring Great Siege of Gibraltar
Great Siege Tunnels conflict Great Siege of Gibraltar
John Singleton Copley notableWork The Siege of Gibraltar
linked to: Great Siege of Gibraltar
Gibraltarians historicalEvent Great Siege of Gibraltar
Gibraltar garrison conflict Great Siege of Gibraltar
Gibraltar garrison notableEvent Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
linked to: Great Siege of Gibraltar
Great Siege of Gibraltar alsoKnownAs Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
linked to: Great Siege of Gibraltar
Great Siege of Gibraltar alsoKnownAs Great Siege (of Gibraltar)
linked to: Great Siege of Gibraltar
Upper Rock area historicalPeriod Great Siege of Gibraltar
Upper Galleries constructedDuring Great Siege of Gibraltar
Upper Galleries usedInConflict Great Siege of Gibraltar
Defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 alsoKnownAs Great Siege of Gibraltar
fortifications of Gibraltar usedDuring Great Siege of Gibraltar
fortifications of Gibraltar notableEvent Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
linked to: Great Siege of Gibraltar
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) hasBattle Great Siege of Gibraltar
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) hasSiege Great Siege of Gibraltar
Cuthbert Collingwood participatedIn Great Siege of Gibraltar
Battle of Algeciras Bay relatedTo Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
linked to: Great Siege of Gibraltar
HMS Ramillies notableEngagement Relief of Gibraltar
linked to: Great Siege of Gibraltar
Battle of Cape Spartel relatedEvent Great Siege of Gibraltar