Episode 2 of 3
Siege Initiation
- When
- September 1704
- Where
- Gibraltar
- Part of
- Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar
The siege began in September 1704 with Spanish forces arriving to besiege the recently captured fortress.
The Marquis of Villadarias arrived in early September with 4,000 men. The garrison consisted of roughly 2,000 Dutch, English, Austrian, and pro-Habsburg Spanish troops. The besiegers began digging trenches towards the Allied positions.
Sources
- Twelfth siege of Gibraltar Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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