Grand Assault of 13 September 1782
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The Grand Assault of 13 September 1782 was a massive but ultimately unsuccessful Franco-Spanish combined land and naval attack on British-held Gibraltar during the American Revolutionary War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Assault of 13 September 1782 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in the Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ military assault ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand Assault on Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
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Grand Attack on Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
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Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| characteristic |
combined land and naval operation
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large-scale bombardment ⓘ use of specially designed floating batteries ⓘ |
| commanderBritish |
George Augustus Eliott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderFrancoSpanish |
Antonio Barceló
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duc de Crillon NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis de Córdova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Siege of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Gibraltar remained under British control
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heavy losses for Franco-Spanish forces ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 13 September 1782 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | British garrison of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Bay of Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
failure of innovative floating batteries
ⓘ
one of the largest actions of the Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| opponent | British garrison of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Franco-Spanish assault repulsed ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franco-Spanish siege operations against Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Siege of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Siege of Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Paris 1783 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| status | assault failed ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| used |
floating batteries
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land artillery batteries ⓘ siege works ⓘ |
| usedBy | Franco-Spanish forces ⓘ |
| year | 1782 ⓘ |
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