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Spain's alliance with France turns it against Britain
- When
- 1796
- Where
- Spain and France
- Part of
- Invasion of Trinidad
After defeat by France and the Peace of Basel, Spain allied with France in 1796, becoming an enemy of Great Britain.
Spain, previously an ally of Great Britain, had been defeated in the war of the Pyrenees against France in 1795 and forced to sign the Peace of Basel. An alliance convention between France and Spain was signed in 1796, and through the second Treaty of San Ildefonso both nations became allies, by which Spain automatically turned into an enemy of Great Britain.
Sources
- Capture of Trinidad Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
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