Episode 4 of 4
Lifting of the Siege
- When
- 7 February 1783
- Where
- Gibraltar
After preliminary treaties with France and Spain were signed on 20 January 1783, the besiegers lifted the siege of Gibraltar on 7 February 1783.
The siege, which had lasted from June 1779, was finally lifted on 7 February 1783, following the signing of preliminary treaties with France and Spain on 20 January 1783. The outcome was a decisive victory for the British, and the siege is regarded as one of the most humiliating defeats in Spanish military history.
Sources
- Great Siege of Gibraltar Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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