Did you know the biggest battle of the American Revolution was in Europe? (2 Viewers)

[Ahsoka]

Ofc I’m taking some liberties, you can argue that it doesn’t count. But in my world it counts because it came about as part of the American Revolutionary War and happened in the time period.

The battle in question was in Gibraltar, which in modern day is in south Spain (but not a part of Spain, it’s a British overseas territory). The area has been a part of many battles because of strategic position. One such conflict took place between Britain, France, and Spain. It began just with the Spanish in 1779, who attempted to blockade Gibraltar, and the French joined the Spanish in 1782. An assault on the region was launched in 1782, involving 60,000 French and Spanish soldiers (along with ships and other such items of war), while the British force numbered 5,000. It was a defeat for the French and Spanish, and for the British this helped bring about peace talks and deals with the French, Spanish, Americans, and British to end the American Revolution.

How is this part of the revolutionary war? Well France and Spain played large roles in the revolution. They were allied with the colonists fighting against the British, and provided aid, weapons, financial help, ect. Their war with Britain began directly as a result of the American Revolution, and this led to conflicts with Britain, not just in the Americas, but in Europe also. It involved over 65,000 troops, making it the largest battle as part of that war. The Battle of Long Island (the biggest battle in American soil during the Revolution) had 30,000 men total.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Siege_of_Gibraltar

 

[Selfmate]

damn those Europeans!!! always meddling in US affairs

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obligatory /s

 

[Ahsoka]

damn those Europeans!!! always meddling in US affairs

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obligatory /s

It’s funny because the reverse is said correctly sometimes

 

[Selfmate]

It’s funny because the reverse is said correctly sometimes

that's the joke my friend that US is always "up in other's grill"

 

[Ahsoka]

that's the joke my friend that US is always "up in other's grill"

I wasn’t sure if some delulu people thought the reverse was real. You never know with the inter webs

 

[Selfmate]

I wasn’t sure if some delulu people thought the reverse was real. You never know with the inter webs

I did put the obligaatory /s in spoilers so....

 

[Ahsoka]

I did put the obligaatory /s in spoilers so....

Hey hey hey. You never specified what the sarcasm was about. Maybe you were sarcastic that this time was European meddling, but that people used that phrase for other European meddling

After all, there would certainly be people who thought that about the war of 1812 in the Americas.

 

[Selfmate]

Hey hey hey. You never specified what the sarcasm was about. Maybe you were sarcastic that this time was European meddling, but that people used that phrase for other European meddling

After all, there would certainly be people who thought that about the war of 1812 in the Americas.

they say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit

clarifying one's sarcasm is 100 miles deeper than that!! lol