Ninth Siege of Gibraltar |
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Date | 1466–1467 |
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Location | |
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Result |
Takeover of Gibraltar by Juan Alonso de Guzmán |
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Belligerents |
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Forces of Juan Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia |
Gibraltar garrison loyal to Esteban de Villacreces |
Commanders and leaders |
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Juan Alonso de Guzmán |
Esteban de Villacreces |
The ninth siege of Gibraltar was a fifteen-month-long siege of the town of Gibraltar that lasted from 1466 until 1467. The siege was conducted by Juan Alonso de Guzmán, the 1st Duke of Medina Sidonia, and resulted in a takeover of the town,[1] then belonging to the Crown of Castile. Unlike other sieges of Gibraltar, which were the result of clashes between different powers, this was a purely internal struggle between rival Castilian factions.