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- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar abstract "The Lines of Contravallation of Gibraltar (Spanish: Línea de Contravalación de Gibraltar or Línea de Gibraltar), known in English as the \"Spanish Lines\", were a set of fortifications built by the Spanish across the northern part of the isthmus linking Spain with Gibraltar. They later gave their name to the Spanish town of La Línea de la Concepción. The Lines were constructed after 1730 to establish a defensive barrier across the peninsula, with the aim of preventing any British incursions, and to serve as a base for fresh Spanish attempts to retake Gibraltar. They played an important role in the Great Siege of Gibraltar between 1779 and 1783 when they supported the unsuccessful French and Spanish assault on the British-held fortress. Only 25 years later they were effectively abandoned by the Spanish as the Peninsular War recast France as Spain's enemy and Britain as its ally. Stripped of guns, stores and garrison, which were sent elsewhere to bolster Spanish resistance against French forces, the Lines were demolished by the British in February 1810 with the permission of the Spanish as a French army approached. Although Napoleon had no intention of attacking Gibraltar, the British feared that the Lines could be used to support a French siege against the territory. The modern town of La Línea de la Concepción was subsequently established amidst the ruins of the fortifications, of which only a few fragmentary remains can be seen today.".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar builder Marquis_of_Verboom.
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar buildingEndDate "1730".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar demolitionDate "1810-02-14".
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- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar location San_Roque,_Cádiz.
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- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar type Defensive_wall.
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- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar wikiPageWikiLink Charles_Holloway_(engineer).
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar wikiPageWikiLink Claude_Victor-Perrin,_Duc_de_Belluno.
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar wikiPageWikiLink Colin_Campbell_(British_Army_officer,_born_1754).
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- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar wikiPageWikiLinkText "Contravalación Line of Gibraltar".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lines of Contravallation of Gibraltar".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lines of Contravallation".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar wikiPageWikiLinkText "Spanish lines".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar wikiPageWikiLinkText "main Spanish lines".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar wikiPageWikiLinkText "the Spanish fortifications".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar battles Great_Siege_of_Gibraltar.
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar builder Marquis_of_Verboom.
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar built "1730".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar caption "Spanish Lines at the time of the Great Siege of Gibraltar".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar condition "Fragmentary ruins".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar coordRegion "ES".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar demolished "1810-02-14".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar latitude "36.160148".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar location La_Línea_de_la_Concepción.
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar location San_Roque,_Cádiz.
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar location Spain.
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar longitude "-5.345666".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar mapCaption "Location of the Spanish Lines in La Línea de la Concepción".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar mapSize "300".
- Lines_of_Contravallation_of_Gibraltar mapType "Gibraltar".
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