siege, medieval

Ninth Siege of Gibraltar

Name: Ninth Siege of Gibraltar
Location: Gibraltar, United Kingdom

Ninth Siege of Gibraltar was a siege conducted in April 1466 at Gibraltar, in what is now United Kingdom; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Takeover of Gibraltar by Juan Alonso de Guzmán.

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FoughtApril 1466ran into the following year

WhereGibraltar, United Kingdom36.138N, 5.345W

OutcomeTakeover of Gibraltar by Juan Alonso de Guzmán

BelligerentsForces of Juan Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina SidoniaagainstGibraltar garrison loyal to Esteban de Villacreces

Record

Date	April 1466 (month precision) to 26 July 1467
Place	Gibraltar, United Kingdom 36.138N, 5.345W
Kind	Siege, medieval

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

First Siege of Gibraltar 1309, same recorded site
Second Siege of Gibraltar 1315, same recorded site
Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar 1727, same recorded site
Fifth Siege of Gibraltar 1349, same recorded site
Third Siege of Gibraltar 1333, same recorded site

Contested ground: this site was fought over 26 times between 206 BC and 1942.

Elsewhere in 1466

Ninth Siege of Gibraltar is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7039234, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Ninth siege of Gibraltar, revision 1370629723, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.