Great Siege of Gibraltar
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title:
Great Siege of Gibraltar
text:
The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American Revolutionary War. It was the largest battle in the war by number of combatants. On 16 June 1779, Spain entered the war on the side of France and as co-belligerents of the revolutionary United Colonies—the British base at Gibraltar was Spain's primary war aim. The vulnerable Gibraltar garrison under George Augustus Eliott was blockaded from June 1779 to February
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description:
Failed Franco-Spanish attempt to capture Gibraltar (1779–1783)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Siege_of_Gibraltar
date created:
2005-12-20T19:16:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T06:18:26Z
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