Atlas of Battles

country, 6 engagements

Battles in Gibraltar

6 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Gibraltar: 3 sieges, 2 naval actions and 1 campaign between 1476 and 1988. The wars with most engagements here: War of the Castilian Succession (1), American Revolutionary War (1), Anglo-Spanish War (1), The Troubles (1).

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Battle of GibraltarTenth Siege of GibraltarThirteenth Siege of GibraltarGreat Siege of GibraltarAction of 19 January 1799Operation FlaviusBattle of GibraltarTenth Siege of GibraltarThirteenth Siege of GibraltarGreat Siege of GibraltarSevilleTangierGranada‎CádizMelillaMálagaKsar El KebirAlmeríaHuelvaLarache200 km36.132N, 5.350W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1470s: 1 engagements1 in 1470s1500s: 1 engagements1 in 1500s1720s: 1 engagements1 in 1720s1770s: 1 engagements1 in 1770s1790s: 1 engagements1 in 1790s1980s: 1 engagements1 in 1980s1470s1980s
6 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 4 with pages

Contested ground 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1476Battle of GibraltarGibraltarWar of the Castilian Succession
September 1506Tenth Siege of GibraltarGibraltar
11 February 1727Thirteenth Siege of GibraltarGibraltarAnglo-Spanish War of 1727–1729
24 June 1779Great Siege of GibraltarGibraltarAmerican Revolutionary War
1799Action of 19 January 1799Europa PointAnglo-Spanish War
1988Operation FlaviusWinston Churchill AvenueThe Troubles

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.