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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Siege of Gibraltar canonical | 13 |
| Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783) | 2 |
| Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783) | 2 |
| Great Siege (of Gibraltar) | 1 |
| Relief of Gibraltar | 1 |
| The Siege of Gibraltar | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Siege of Gibraltar
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Siege (of Gibraltar)
Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form:
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 Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean Sea region
|
| conflictType | siege warfare ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| defender |
Gibraltar garrison
ⓘ
surface form:
British garrison of Gibraltar
|
| 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)
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Siege of Gibraltar
this entity surface form:
Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
this entity surface form:
Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
this entity surface form:
Great Siege (of Gibraltar)
subject surface form:
Defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783
this entity surface form:
Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
subject surface form:
Cuthbert Collingwood
this entity surface form:
Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
this entity surface form:
Relief of Gibraltar