Name: Thirteenth siege of Gibraltar
Start: 1727-02-11
End: 1727-06-12
Location: Thirteenth siege of Gibraltar

Thirteenth siege of Gibraltar 1727

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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date	11 February 1727 – 12 June 1727	Wikidata
Year	1727	Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era	Early modern (1500–1799)	derived from year
Location	Gibraltar	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Europe	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Anglo-Spanish War of 1727–1729	Wikidata P361
Coordinates	36.1377, -5.3454	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The thirteenth siege of Gibraltar saw Spanish forces besiege the British garrison of Gibraltar as part of the Anglo-Spanish War. Depending on the sources, Spanish troops numbered between 12,000 and 25,000. British defenders were 1,500 at the beginning of the siege, increasing up to about 5,000. After a five-month siege with several unsuccessful and costly assaults, Spanish troops gave up and withdrew. Following the failure the war drew to a close, opening the way for the 1728 Treaty of El Pardo and the Treaty of Seville signed in 1729.

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