defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783

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event in the American Revolutionary War military campaign siege

The defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783, also known as the Great Siege of Gibraltar, was a prolonged British resistance against combined Spanish and French forces during the American Revolutionary War, ultimately securing British control of the strategic Mediterranean fortress.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Relief of Gibraltar (1780)	2
Defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege 1779–1783	1
Relief of Gibraltar (1782)	1
defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ
attacker	French forces ⓘ Spanish forces ⓘ
belligerent	France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ
commanderDefender	George Augustus Eliott ⓘ George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield ⓘ
conflictType	siege warfare ⓘ
countryInvolved	Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
defender	Gibraltar garrison ⓘ surface form: British garrison of Gibraltar
duration	approximately three years and seven months ⓘ
endTime	1783 ⓘ
garrisonForce	British Army ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ local militia and civilians ⓘ
hasMainSubject	British resistance to Franco-Spanish forces ⓘ defence of a strategic fortress ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
location	Gibraltar ⓘ
longName	defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege 1779–1783
militaryTechnologyUsed	coastal artillery ⓘ floating batteries ⓘ siege works and trenches ⓘ
notableFeature	British counter-battery fire from elevated positions ⓘ construction of extensive fortifications on the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ large-scale Franco-Spanish assault in 1782 ⓘ prolonged blockade by land and sea ⓘ use of floating batteries by attackers ⓘ use of heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ
outcome	failure of Franco-Spanish forces to capture Gibraltar ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	earlier sieges of Gibraltar ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Paris 1783
result	British retention of Gibraltar ⓘ British victory ⓘ
significance	confirmed British control of Gibraltar as a naval base ⓘ demonstrated importance of fortress warfare in 18th-century conflicts ⓘ
startTime	1779 ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ control of key Mediterranean fortress ⓘ
theatreOfWar	European theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Great Siege Tunnels → significantEvent → defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 ⓘ

George Brydges Rodney → notableWork → defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Relief of Gibraltar (1780)

George Brydges Rodney → commanded → defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Relief of Gibraltar (1780)

defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 → longName → defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783

this entity surface form: Defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege 1779–1783

Admiral Lord Howe → notableWork → defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Relief of Gibraltar (1782)