A short documentary following an evening’s antics with one troop of Barbary macaques on the Rock of Gibraltar. Here, we discuss their hierarchies, relationships, behaviours and challenges, as they pursue to survive the Mediterranean ecosystem and represent the only non-captive monkeys in Europe.
(15 Jun 1969) RR6924 GIBRALTAR: NO SURRENDER TO FRANCO
AP News - On June 8th 1968 – Spain ordered the complete closure of its frontier with Gibraltar, the tiny British colony situated on a peninsula off the south west tip of Spain. 4,500 Spaniards who worked there were told they would have to pack up their jobs and find work in Spain. It was the latest in a series of measures taken during the last few years by Spain, which wants to regain control of the Rock. This Roving Report backgrounds the crisis and shows how the Gibraltarians are coping with it.
Wonder if the border dispute is a modern-day seige with all the shenanigans Spain is pulling at the border.
Anniversary Today – 7 Feb – The Great Siege was finally lifted on 7 February 1783 and resulted in a decisive victory for the British.
The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American Revolutionary War.
On 16 June 1779, Spain entered the war on the side of France and as co-belligerents of the revolutionary United Colonies — the British base at Gibraltar was Spain's primary war aim.
With The American War of Independence raging, France and Spain saw an opportunity to take advantage of Britain’s stretched forces. They allied themselves with the Americans and declared war on Britain. Their plan was to firstly capture Gibraltar, then invade mainland Britain.