defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783

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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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Great Siege Tunnels significantEvent defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783

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