American Revolutionary War

On this day, the Great Siege of Gibraltar finally came to an end after three years, seven months and two weeks. The siege was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American Revolutionary War and was the largest battle in the war in terms of combatants (60,000 Spanish and French versus 5,000 British). On three separate occasions during the siege, British ships slipped past the naval blockade and succeeded in supplying the small British contingent with essential food and arms. An attempt to take Gibraltar by land, followed by a final combined sea and land attack were both disastrous failures and gave Britain an even stronger hand at the negotiating table when it came to the signing of the Peace of Paris on 3rd of September the same year.

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On this day, the first US electoral college voted for George Washington as the first president of the United States of America. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain. This victory led to the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 in which Britain finally acknowledged the independence of the United States. Washington subsequently served as president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which drafted the current Constitution of the United States. Thanks to his pivotal role in America’s fight for independence, George Washington is often referred to as the “Father of His Country”.

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