Great Siege of Gibraltar

1779–1783 siege
Event siege Q815145
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Great Siege of Gibraltar

Summary

Great Siege of Gibraltar is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,512 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Siege of Gibraltar is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[3].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's instance of is recorded as siege[4].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar took place at Gibraltar[5].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar is part of American Revolutionary War[6].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's Commons category is recorded as Great Siege of Gibraltar[7].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar began on June 24, 1779[8].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar ended on February 7, 1783[9].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.1397, 'lon': -5.3551}[10].
  • Among those involved in Great Siege of Gibraltar was Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • A participant in Great Siege of Gibraltar was Electorate of Hanover[12].
  • A participant in Great Siege of Gibraltar was Kingdom of Spain[13].
  • A participant in Great Siege of Gibraltar was Kingdom of France[14].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar[15].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar[16].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Capture of Gibraltar[17].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Tenth Siege of Gibraltar[18].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Ninth Siege of Gibraltar[19].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Eighth siege of Gibraltar[20].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Seventh Siege of Gibraltar[21].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Sixth Siege of Gibraltar[22].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Fifth Siege of Gibraltar[23].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Fourth Siege of Gibraltar[24].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Third Siege of Gibraltar[25].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as Second Siege of Gibraltar[26].
  • Great Siege of Gibraltar's different from is recorded as First Siege of Gibraltar[27].

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When and Where

Great Siege of Gibraltar began on June 24, 1779[8]. It ended on February 7, 1783[9]. It took place at Gibraltar[5]. It is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[3].

Context

Great Siege of Gibraltar is part of American Revolutionary War[6]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Kingdom of Great Britain[11], Electorate of Hanover[12], Kingdom of Spain[13], and Kingdom of France[14].

Why It Matters

Great Siege of Gibraltar ranks in the top 4% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,512 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Kingdom of Great Britain
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q1410]]"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
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    Start time +1779-06-24T00:00:00Z
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529285205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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