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American Revolutionary War: Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
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1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
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Great Siege of Gibraltar
Failed Franco-Spanish attempt to capture Gibraltar (1779–1783)
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