Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:casualties thousands on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Baron_de_Bourcet
gptkb:Duke_of_Crillon
gptkb:George_Augustus_Eliott
gptkbp:endDate 1783
gptkbp:followedBy no subsequent siege
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779–1783)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gibraltar
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:marine
gptkb:Grand_Assault_of_1782
use of artillery
use of fire ships
use of mortars
use of floating batteries
relief convoys
use of mines
blockade of Gibraltar
Great Sortie
Relief of Gibraltar (1782)
Sortie of 27 November 1781
construction of Great Siege Tunnels
evacuation of wounded by British
explosion of floating batteries
failed Franco-Spanish assault
land bombardment
use of countermines
use of defensive galleries
use of gunboats
use of howitzers
use of musketry
use of red-hot shot
use of sapping and mining
use of signal towers
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Admiral_Richard_Howe
gptkb:Baron_de_Bourcet
gptkb:Duke_of_Crillon
gptkb:George_Augustus_Eliott
Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova
Admiral d'Orvilliers
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Thirteenth_Siege_of_Gibraltar
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)
gptkb:French_Navy
gptkb:Spanish_Navy
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance longest siege endured by British forces
gptkbp:startDate 1779
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gibraltar_fortifications
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7