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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the Great Siege of Gibraltar
military assault
alsoKnownAs Grand Assault on Gibraltar
Grand Attack on Gibraltar
belligerent France
Great Britain
Spain
characteristic combined land and naval operation
large-scale bombardment
use of specially designed floating batteries
commanderBritish George Augustus Eliott
Roger Curtis
commanderFrancoSpanish Antonio Barceló
Duc de Crillon
Louis de Córdova
conflict Great Siege of Gibraltar
consequence Gibraltar remained under British control
linked to: Gibraltar

heavy losses for Franco-Spanish forces
countryInvolved Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Spain
date 13 September 1782
defendedBy British garrison of Gibraltar
linked to: Gibraltar garrison
historicalPeriod late 18th century
location Bay of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
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
linked to: Gibraltar garrison
outcome Franco-Spanish assault repulsed
partOf American Revolutionary War
Franco-Spanish siege operations against Gibraltar
Great Siege of Gibraltar
relatedTo Great Siege of Gibraltar
Treaty of Paris 1783
result British victory
status assault failed
theatre European theatre of the American Revolutionary War
used floating batteries
land artillery batteries
siege works
usedBy Franco-Spanish forces
year 1782

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Great Siege of Gibraltar hasPart Grand Assault of 13 September 1782