Siege of Gibraltar (1727)

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The Siege of Gibraltar (1727) was a failed Spanish attempt to recapture the British-held fortress of Gibraltar, marked by intensive bombardment and fortification but ultimately ending in a stalemate.

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Siege of Gibraltar (1727) canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ
attacker Spanish army ⓘ
linked to: Spanish Army
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
casualtiesAttackers several thousand killed or wounded ⓘ
casualtiesDefenders hundreds killed or wounded ⓘ
cause Spanish attempt to recover Gibraltar from British control ⓘ
commanderForAttackers Count de las Torres de Alcorrín ⓘ
Marquis de las Torres ⓘ
commanderForDefenders George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Richard Kane ⓘ
conflictIn War of the Quadruple Alliance aftermath tensions ⓘ
conflictType land siege ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
defender British garrison of Gibraltar ⓘ
defensiveMeasures improvement of Gibraltar fortifications ⓘ
use of naval support by Britain ⓘ
documentedIn British military dispatches from Gibraltar ⓘ
Spanish royal military records ⓘ
endDate 1727-06-12 ⓘ
endedWith armistice between Britain and Spain in 1727 ⓘ
followedBy Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783) ⓘ
garrisonStrengthDefenders approximately 5,000 men ⓘ
hasPart British defensive operations at Gibraltar ⓘ
Spanish bombardment of Gibraltar ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
legalContext dispute over terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) ⓘ
locationNowIn British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar ⓘ
linked to: Gibraltar
militaryTheater Mediterranean Sea region ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Basin
notableFeature intensive Spanish bombardment of British positions ⓘ
stalemate despite heavy Spanish investment in siege works ⓘ
outcome status quo ante bellum at Gibraltar ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) ⓘ
place Gibraltar ⓘ
precededBy Capture of Gibraltar (1704) ⓘ
relatedTo British possession of Gibraltar since 1704 ⓘ
Spanish efforts to revise the territorial settlements of the Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
Spanish failure to recapture Gibraltar ⓘ
startDate 1727-02-11 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
strengthAttackers approximately 12,000–25,000 men ⓘ
used heavy artillery ⓘ
siege trenches and batteries ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) → hasMainEvent → Siege of Gibraltar (1727) ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) → hasLandOperations → Siege of Gibraltar (1727) ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) → hasKeyBattle → Siege of Gibraltar (1727) ⓘ