After Spain declared war against Britain on 21 June 1779, a siege by land and sea was deployed against Gibraltar. For four years the garrison of Governor Elliot was blockaded and starvation was never far away. Despite constant Spanish bombardment, the garrison maintained high spirits thanks to the r
Gibraltar, 1779-1783: The Great Siege
✍ Scribed by René Chartrand, Patrice Courcelle
- Publisher
- Osprey
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 97
- Series
- Campaign 172
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
Книга Osprey Campaign №172. Gibraltar 1779-83 Osprey Campaign №172. Gibraltar 1779-83 Книги Исторические Автор: R.Chartrand Формат: pdf Издат.:Osprey Страниц: 98 Размер: 42 Mb ISBN: 084176 991 2 Язык: Английский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка:Сериявоенных книгCampaign от Osprey.
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