The Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783 - Early Modern History
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Published 2023-10-15
Kings and Generals animated historical animated documentary series on the history of the early modern era continues with a video on the Great Siege of Gibraltar of 1779-1783 fought during the American Revolutionary War, as the Spaniards supported by the French attempted to retake this strategically crucial stronghold.
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The video was made by Burak Demircan, while the script was researched and written by Arnaldo Teodorani. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (   / @offydgg  & youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). Machinimas by MalayArcher on Total War: Empire engine, using Darthmod, Imperial Splendour mod, Colonialism 1600AD, and reShade mod.
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All Comments (21)
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"The captain of the British vessel HMS Enterprise listened to an admiral from a different franchise" Loved it.
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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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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. 8 years later, he would Captain HMS Bounty during the infamous mutiny of April 1789
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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&G cover the U.S. War of Independence itself. Thank you for this video.
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I'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 "The Great Siege of Gibraltar".
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Noticed the subtle Thomas Cochrane video reference when discussing the fireships, what a legend, nice to hear a reminder of that man's crazily courageous acts.
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This was a really good change in pace. I'm an American but I love British history too. I'd love to hear more about lesser-known battles between the two.
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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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I've heard about this battle many times before. But never knew too many details of how it went down. So thanks a bunch for covering this really interesting battle.
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Honestly knew nothing about this battle. Thanks for finding unique and interesting topics !
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Watching from Gibraltar! Recommend visiting the great siege tunnels and the city under siege exhibition if you visit
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This is why we need Total War: Empire II.
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One of the best books about the naval war between British and French navies in the American Independence War is Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan´s The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660-1783 (1890). That book is most likely the single most important book on the naval strategy in history. This book was one reason for more interest in naval power especially in US, UK and Germany where Kaiser William II liked that book a lot.
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I was in Gibraltar for the first time 4 days ago! After i was searching YouTube of a video about the great siege, but i couldnt find anything as detailed as you make it. Or others like epic history TV. A couple of hours ago i sat at a restaurant in Marbella, and we could see The Rock (and Marocco) as blue silhouettes in the far distance. And now this pops up in my feed! I know its just a coincident, but an incredible one.
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The pinnacle of Britain saying that's my rocks
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Americans: we defeated the might of the British empire British Empire: we are in 6 wars right now, which one are you again?
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Nice vid :) I've personally gone to the remnants northern defenses in Gibraltar as I live particularly close by, it's worth a visit for its history
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I loved the addition of clips from Empire Total War to the video. Keep up the good work guys!
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Nice job on this video! I also noticed the Empire Total War footage you all spliced in. It worked well for this battle.
