The Rock of Gibraltar was occupied by an Anglo-Dutch fleet in the midst of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1704. Attempts to recapture the rock proved unsuccessful, such as the one carried out the same year. Once Philip V had consolidated his position on the throne, he questioned military experts about an attempt to reclaim the rock. However, as Armando Alberola Roma says, most of the experts’ opinions did not agree with the idea of besieging the rock because of its good geographical location and the superiority of the English fleet. The monarch decided to disregard this advice and rely on those who were in favour of carrying out this enterprise, and the siege took place in 1727. In fact, the siege was a failure, and in part the imprudence in organising the logistics for such an undertaking must have played a major role.
Collection: Texts
Chronology: XVIII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/28504/1/RHM_22.pdf
Resource type: Historical source
Source: López de Ayala, Ignacio; Historia de Gibraltar, Madrid, 1782
Language: Spanish
Date: 1782
Owner: Djebril Bouzidi (Modernalia)
Identifier: López de Ayala, Ignacio; Historia de Gibraltar, Madrid, 1782
Abstract: Fragment of text from the book "History of Gibraltar" in which Ignacio López de Ayala points to the lack of logistical organisation in the siege of Gibraltar in 1727
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