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title: The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar
author: John Trumbull
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15267/the-sortie-made-by-the-garrison-at-gibraltar/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-06-07
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# The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar

_Authored by John Trumbull_

## Image File

[![The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15267.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15267.jpg)

## Image Caption

*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](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Revolutionary_War/), oil on canvas by John Trumbull, 1789.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Trumbull, J. (2022, February 21). The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15267/the-sortie-made-by-the-garrison-at-gibraltar/>
### Chicago
Trumbull, John. "The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 21, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15267/the-sortie-made-by-the-garrison-at-gibraltar/>.
### MLA
Trumbull, John. "The Sortie Made by the Garrison at Gibraltar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Feb 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15267/the-sortie-made-by-the-garrison-at-gibraltar/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12828) by [**John Trumbull**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12828). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 21 February 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.