The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar

Illustration

by John Trumbull
published on 21 February 2022

The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar — *The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar*, depicting the Great Siege of Gibraltar (24 June 1779 to 7 February 1783), part of the American Revolutionary War, oil on canvas by John Trumbull, 1789.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Trumbull, J. (2022, February 21). The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15267/the-sortie-made-by-the-garrison-at-gibraltar/

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Trumbull, John. "The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 21, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15267/the-sortie-made-by-the-garrison-at-gibraltar/.

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Trumbull, John. "The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Feb 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15267/the-sortie-made-by-the-garrison-at-gibraltar/. Web. 09 Jul 2025.