The Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783 - Early Modern History

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  @KingsandGenerals · 2 years ago · pinned

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• DO

  @Domini-Canem · 2 years ago

  &quot;The captain of the British vessel HMS Enterprise listened to an admiral from a different franchise&quot; <br>Loved it.

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• HF

  @hfar_in_the_sky · 2 years ago

  Man, can you imagine taking part in such a historically relevant siege and you wind up going down history as “the guy who got his head shot off while taking a sh*t?”

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• AU

  @auradzrts691 · 2 years ago

  This is why we need Total War: Empire II.

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• ED

  @EdMcF1 · 2 years ago

  When Gibraltar was taken from Spain in 1704, Great Britain as a state did not exist, Scotland was independent under the same monarch in personal union, it was only in 1707 that the British Crown came into being with the Acts of Union, so it was taken from Spain by England and formalised with Great Britain.

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• TH

  @thomasrinschler6783 · 2 years ago

  I&apos;ve always said that if you want to win money on a historical bet, ask what was the largest battle of the American Revolution. No one is going to correctly answer &quot;The Great Siege of Gibraltar&quot;.

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• SE

  @Sepherina · 2 years ago

  Spanish &apos;Blockade&apos; that let every ship slip through. 🙉

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• TA

  @tando6266 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Americans: we defeated the might of the British empire<br>British Empire: we are in 6 wars right now, &nbsp;which one are you again?

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• MI

  @mikemodugno5879 · 2 years ago

  Franco-Spanish involvement in the American Revolution is, for me, one of the most fascinating aspects of the war. I would love to see K&amp;G cover the U.S. War of Independence itself. Thank you for this video.

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• TH

  @Theflyingsnowman1 · 2 years ago

  Noticed the subtle Thomas Cochrane video reference when discussing the fireships, what a legend, nice to hear a reminder of that man&apos;s crazily courageous acts.

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• AD

  @adamhubbert8896 · 2 years ago

  My Submarine pulled into Gibraltar some years ago. The Royal Army were very gracious hosts and provided a tour of their facilities complete with a walking lecture of its history. Also the city of Gibraltar was one of my favorite port visits over a 20 year career.

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  @TheRealEnlightener · 2 years ago

  A fun little fact about this siege is that one of the lieutenants aboard Admiral Howe’s flagship during the third relief of Gibraltar was a young William Bligh. <br>8 years later, he would Captain HMS Bounty during the infamous mutiny of April 1789

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