Gibraltar, siege of
| During the American Revolution, an unsuccessful Franco–Spanish blockade of the British-held fortress of Gibraltar June 1779–February 1783. The siege inflicted great hardship: few supply ships were able to run the blockade and the residents came close to starvation several times. |
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