Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)

E281002

18th-century conflict war

The Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) was a conflict during the American Revolutionary War in which Spain joined France and the American colonies against Britain, focusing on naval battles and territorial struggles in Europe and the Americas.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) canonical	3
American Revolutionary War (Anglo-Spanish theater)	1
American Revolutionary War (as Spanish base against Britain)	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alliedWith	American revolutionaries ⓘ France ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	Spanish desire to recover territories lost to Britain in the Seven Years' War ⓘ Spanish support for the American Revolution ⓘ
conflictBetween	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
endTime	1783 ⓘ
hasBattle	Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) ⓘ Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Cape Roca (1780) Battle of Cape Spartel ⓘ Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) ⓘ Battle of Mobile (1780) ⓘ Battle of Pensacola ⓘ Battle of San Fernando de Omoa ⓘ Battle of the Saintes ⓘ Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ
hasCampaign	Siege of Pensacola (1781) ⓘ surface form: Gálvez's Gulf Coast campaign
hasCommander	Bernardo de Gálvez ⓘ George Brydges Rodney ⓘ Luis de Córdova y Córdova ⓘ Sir George Collier ⓘ
hasParticipant	Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasSiege	Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ
location	Caribbean Sea ⓘ Central America ⓘ Europe ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ North America ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
result	British recognition of American independence as part of the wider peace settlement ⓘ Spanish territorial gains in the Americas ⓘ status quo ante bellum between Britain and Spain in Europe ⓘ
significantEvent	Spanish capture of Pensacola in 1781 ⓘ blockade of Gibraltar by Spanish and French forces ⓘ relief convoys to Gibraltar by the Royal Navy ⓘ
startTime	1779 ⓘ
territorialChange	Spain regained East Florida from Britain ⓘ Spain regained West Florida from Britain ⓘ Spain retained Louisiana ⓘ
theatre	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ Gulf Coast theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ Treaty of Versailles (1783) ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Arthur Phillip → participatedIn → Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) ⓘ

Spanish Louisiana → roleIn → Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War (as Spanish base against Britain)

Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America → hasComponent → Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War (Anglo-Spanish theater)

Great Siege of Gibraltar → partOf → Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) ⓘ

Governor Arthur Phillip → participatedIn → Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783) ⓘ

subject surface form: Arthur Phillip