The Siege of Gibraltar, 1779- 1783. The Longest Siege in British History. Key to WWII Centuries Later.

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Gibraltar. July 11, 1779 - February 2, 1783.
British Forces: 5,380 Soldiers and Five Ships.
Spanish Forces: 21,000 Soldiers and 19 Ships.

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McGuffie, T.H. The Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783.
Russel, Jack. Gibraltar Besieged, 1779 - 1783.
Bradford, Ernle. Gibraltar: The History of a Fortress.

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The Siege of Gibraltar, 1779- 1783. The Longest Siege in British History. Key to WWII Centuries Later.

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Gibraltar. July 11, 1779 - February 2, 1783.
British Forces: 5,380 Soldiers and Five Ships.
Spanish Forces: 21,000 Soldiers and 19 Ships.

Additional Reading and Episode Research:

McGuffie, T.H. The Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783.
Russel, Jack. Gibraltar Besieged, 1779 - 1783.
Bradford, Ernle. Gibraltar: The History of a Fortress.

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The Siege of Basra, 1982-87. Chemical Warfare. Nerve Gas. A Million Casualties. 25:26

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The fighting around Basra was the bloodiest of the Iran-Iraq War, grinding through thousands of lives as both sides hurled everything they had into the struggle. It was here that Iraq unleashed chemical weapons on a massive scale, forcing the world to take notice... not out of moral outrage, but out of the cold realization that modern warfare had crossed another line. Basra. July 13, 1982 - February 27, 1987. Iraqi Forces: ~ 285,000 Soldiers. Iranian Forces: Unknown, but Hundreds of Thousands. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Wagner, A.R. The Lessons of Modern War. Yengst, William. The Iran-Iraq War: The Siege of Basra. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Badajoz, 1812. Total Carnage, Absolute Gore. Napoleon's Spanish Divisions Decimated by Wellington. 23:27

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When the guns fell silent and the blood-soaked ruins of Badahose lay under British control, the last obstacle between Wellington and Spain was gone. The fortress had been the key, the final lock on the door that led into Napoleon’s empire. Now, the British held that key, and there would be no turning back. The invasion of Spain had begun: not as a probing raid, not as a cautious advance, but as a declaration of war against the French occupation itself. The road to Madrid lay open, and with it, the future of the entire Peninsular War. Badajoz. March 17 - April 6, 1812. British Forces: 51,000 Infantry, 52 Siege Guns. French Forces: 4,700 Infantry, 140 Guns. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Lawrence, James. The Iron Duke. Myatt, Frederick. British Sieges of the Peninsular War. Glover, Michael. Wellington's Peninsular Victories. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Gibraltar, 1779- 1783. The Longest Siege in British History. Key to WWII Centuries Later. 26:16

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The last great effort to reclaim Gibraltar ended in defeat, sealing Britain’s hold over the gateway to the Mediterranean. The Rock remained under the Union Jack, and with it, Britain maintained the power to dictate the movement of fleets, the flow of commerce, and the balance of influence in one of the world’s most contested waterways. Every empire that challenged British naval supremacy in the centuries that followed would have to contend with the fact that this fortress, at the crossroads of Europe and Africa, was still in British hands... and with it, command over the sea that shaped the course of history. Gibraltar. July 11, 1779 - February 2, 1783. British Forces: 5,380 Soldiers and Five Ships. Spanish Forces: 21,000 Soldiers and 19 Ships. Additional Reading and Episode Research: McGuffie, T.H. The Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783. Russel, Jack. Gibraltar Besieged, 1779 - 1783. Bradford, Ernle. Gibraltar: The History of a Fortress. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Carthage, 146 BC. Rome Annihilates an Entire Civilization. A General Shames Himself Before his Wife. 27:08

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Carthage... was annihilated. Its streets, once filled with merchants and soldiers, became killing grounds. Its walls, once impenetrable, were torn apart stone by stone. Its people, once masters of the sea, were either slaughtered in the ruins of their homes or marched away in chains. The war was over, but this was not a victory. It was an execution. The city that had defied Rome for over a century no longer existed, and with it, an entire civilization was erased. There would be no rebuilding, no resurgence, no legacy beyond the scorched earth where it once stood. Carthage. 149 B.C. - 146 B.C. Roman Forces: 80,000 Infantry, 4,000 Cavalry. Carthaginian Forces: City Forces: Unknown; Field Forces: ~25,000 - 30,000 Infantry. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Dudley, D.R. Rome Against Carthage. Collon Translation: Picard, Gilbert. The Life and Death of Carthage. Abbott, Jacob. History of Hannibal of Carthage. Other Pertinent Episodes: The Battle of Zama . The Battle of Metaurus River . Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Vicksburg, 1863. The Death Knell Moment of the Rebellion. The South Reduced to Eating Rats. 35:04

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With the fall of Vicksburg, the Union seized the entire length of the Mississippi River, cleaving the Confederacy in half. The South’s western states... Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas... were now isolated, their soldiers and resources cut off from the Eastern war effort. What had once been a united rebellion was now a fractured resistance, fighting a war it could no longer sustain. Vicksburg. May 19 - July 4, 1863. Union Forces: 75,000 Soldiers. Confederate Forces: 30,000 Soldiers. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Foote, Shelby. The Civil War, A Narrative. McPherson, James. Battle Cry of Freedom. Newman, Ralph. The Civil War: An American Iliad. Donald, David. The Civil War and Reconstruction. Other Episodes on the Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg . The Siege of Fort Fisher . The Battle of Antietam . Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Port Arthur, 1905. Russia Humiliated. Mechanized Slaughtering Ushered in as New War Standard. 23:22

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Japan’s triumph sent a shockwave through Russia... a psychological wound as devastating as the battlefield losses. Defeat at the hands of an Asian power shattered the empire’s confidence and exposed the weaknesses of its military. Meanwhile, Japan now held a strategic gateway, a fortified port that would fuel its next offensives. From here, men, weapons, and supplies would pour northward, driving deeper into Russian-held territory, pushing the enemy further toward collapse. Port Arthur. June 1, 1904 - January 2, 1905. Russian Forces: 40,000 Soldiers, 506 Guns. Japanese Forces: 80,000 Soldiers, 474 Guns. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Connaughton, R.M. The War of the Rising Sun and the Tumbling Bear. Okamoto, Shumpei. The Japanese Oligarchy and the Russo-Japanese War. Relevant Episodes: S01 EP77. The Naval Battle of Tsushima. S01 EP04. The Battle of Mukden. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Malta, 1565. Ottoman Power Halted in its Tracks. Muslim Invasion of the Central and Western Mediterranean Sea Ends, Forever. 29:09

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The triumph of the Knights of Malta shattered the momentum of Sultan Suleiman’s ambitions, halting the Ottoman drive for total dominance over the Mediterranean. Though his empire still loomed over the region, the siege had exposed its vulnerabilities. That dream of turning the sea into an Ottoman stronghold lingered for a few more years, only to be obliterated in full at Lepanto , where the Christian fleets delivered the final, decisive blow. Malta. May 21 - September 8, 1565. Maltese Forces: 700 Knights of Malta with 8,500 Maltese Men-at-Arms Islamic Ottoman Army: ~ 32,000 soldiers. Islamic Ottoman Navy: 185 Ships, comprising of ~ 130 galleys and ~ 30 Galliots. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Sire, H.J.A. The Knights of Malta. Balbi Translation: Correggio, Balbi di. The Siege of Malta. Hoppen, Alison. The Fortification of Malta by the Order of St. John. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Rhodes, 1522. One Small Order of Knights Stops Islam from an Open Door to Europe. 20:48

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With the fall of the city and the island, Suleiman secured uncontested Ottoman dominance over the eastern Mediterranean. No Christian stronghold remained to challenge his fleets, no force lingered to disrupt his empire’s control over these waters. The sea, once a battleground, was now an Ottoman domain, its trade routes and strategic ports firmly in the sultan’s grasp. Rhodes. July 28 - December 21, 1522. Ottoman Turkish Forces: unknown but likely ~ 100,000 soldiers. Knights of St. John: 500 Knights and Sergeants. Possibly ~ 6,000 Rhodian Citizen Militia. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Brockman, Eric. The Two Sieges of Rhodes. Sire, H.J.A. The Knights of Malta. Bradford, Ernle. The Shield and the Sword. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Imphal, 1944. Japanese Army Left to Rot. British and Indian Refusal to Surrender Alters History. 25:57

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The road to India was within the Japanese Imperial Army's grasp, but at Imphal and Kohima, the Japanese advance was not just halted, it was broken. Their columns had fought, bled, and died to reach the gates of British India, but when the final shots were fired, they had nothing left. Their supply lines had collapsed. Their men were starving. Their dream of conquest had been reduced to corpses rotting in the jungle mud. With this failure, the last serious threat to British rule in India vanished. Japan would never again mount an offensive of this scale in the region. The invasion had been more than blunted, it had been crushed, and with it, the fate of the war in Southeast Asia was sealed. Imphal. March 15 - May 31, 1944. Japanese Forces: ~ 85,000 troops, and 7,000 Indian Nationalist Army Auxiliaries. British and Indian Forces: ~ 120,000 troops. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Slim, Sir William. Defeat into Victory. Evans, Sir Geoffrey. Imphal: Crisis in Burma (History of the Second World War by Pitt, Barrie). Turnbull, Patrick. Imphal-Kohima, 1944. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Grozny, 1994-95. Total Russian Military Command Failure. Grozny's Apocalyptic Destruction Breeds Insurgency. 16:28

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Russia’s failure to impose enduring control over Chechnya exposed a fundamental erosion of its military strength and the brittle resolve of its leadership. What should have been a swift and decisive campaign instead unraveled into a prolonged disaster, revealing an army plagued by disorganization, low morale, and tactical ineptitude. The war laid bare the widening gulf between Russia’s ambitions and its ability to project power, shaking the nation’s confidence in its own might and signaling to the world that the Kremlin no longer commanded the unquestioned dominance it once claimed. Grozny, Chechnya. December 1994 - February 1995. Russian Forces: ~ 40,000 Soldiers. Chechen Forces: unknown, but likely 5,000 - 8,000 Guerrilla Fighters. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Gall, Carlotta. Chechnya: Calamity in the Caucasus. Lieven, Anatol. Chechnya: Tombstone of Russian Power. Dunlop, John. Russia Confronts Chechnya. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Baghdad, 1258. Islam Nearly Wiped from the Earth. Mongol Expansion. Wholesale Slaughter. 23:37

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When the Mongols tore through Baghdad, they did not merely sack a city for its plunder or to claim power, this time they dismantled a civilization. The once-great capital of the Islamic world, a center of power, knowledge, and commerce for half a millennium, was left a husk of its former self. Its libraries, once holding the accumulated wisdom of centuries, were reduced to ashes. Its people, once scholars, merchants, and rulers, were slaughtered or scattered. For generations, Baghdad remained little more than a ruin, a forgotten relic of an empire that had been wiped from history. It would take centuries before it would rise again, but it would never reclaim the dominance it once held. Baghdad. January 22 - February 10, 1258. Mongol Forces: modern historians believe up to 200,000 Mongol Warriors. Arab Forces: unknown, but reportedly roughly 100,000 Citizen Soldiers. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Legg, Stuart. The Heartland. Melegari, Vezio. The Great Military Sieges. Chambers, James. The Devil's Horsemen. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Magdeburg, 1631. Wholesale Savagery. Slaughter of Faiths. 27:22

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The annihilation of Magdeburg was more than a military defeat... it was a warning, one that sent shockwaves through the Protestant states of northern Germany. Those who had hesitated, those who had wavered in their allegiance, now saw the cost of inaction. The city's fall was not a mere state loss; it was an execution, carried out with fire and steel. In its smoldering ruins, the Protestant cause found new purpose. Princes who had once stood on the sidelines now turned to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, seeing in him the only leader capable of standing against the unchecked fury of the Imperial armies. Their support shifted the balance of power, and with their armies now at his back, Gustavus seized the initiative. What had begun as a war of Catholic suppression was now a Protestant resurgence, one that would break the momentum of the Holy Roman Empire and drive the conflict toward a new and decisive phase. Magdeburg. March 20 - May 10, 1631. Protestant Forces: Unknown Catholic Forces: Unknown Additional Reading and Episode Research: Morrison Translation: Schiller, Frederick. History of the Thirty Years War. Gindely, Anton. History of the Thirty Years War, Vol 2. Asch, Ronald. The Thirty Years War. Fletcher, C.R.L. Gustavus Adolphus and the Thirty Years War. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of St. Augustine, FL. 1702. Spanish Fort Unconquered. Delays British American Dominance. 21:36

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Spain’s victory did more than just hold the line, it secured Florida as a critical bastion, shielding its Atlantic trade routes and standing as a barrier against the rising power of the American colonies. For decades to come, it would remain a Spanish stronghold, a thorn in the ambitions of an expanding America, a reminder that the old empire was not yet finished. St. Augustine, FL. November 10 - December 29, 1702. Spanish Forces: 230 Soldiers, 180 Indians and Freed African Slaves. English Forces: 500 Soldiers, 300 Indians. Additional Reading and Episode Research: National Park Service. Castillo de San Marcos. Arnade, Charles. The Siege of St. Augustine in 1702. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Kut-Al-Amara, WWI. Longest Unrelieved Siege in British History. Iraq Formed. British Government Toppled. 21:18

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Kut was the longest unrelieved siege ever suffered by a British force, and its fall sent shockwaves through the empire. It wasn't just a battlefield defeat, it was a total unraveling. The loss shattered illusions of invincibility, exposed the failures of British command, and forced a reckoning that reshaped military strategy and political leadership in the middle of the Great War. Kut-Al-Amara. December 8, 1915 - April 29, 1916. British Forces: between 25,000 and 45,000 Troops. Turkish Forces: between 25,000 and 80,000 Troops. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Wilson, Sir Arnold. Loyalties: Mesopotamia, 1914-1917. Barker, A.J. The Neglected War. Quetta Staff College. A Critical Study of the Campaign in Mesopotamia up to April 1917. Support the show Social Media: www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com Youtube | TikTok Support The Show: https://covertwars.com…

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The Siege of Paris, 1870 - 1871. France Falls... But France Refuses to Forget; Seeding WWI. 22:54

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