Qeybtan sii wad - Gibraltar waxaa la hareereeyay in ka badan saddex sano, laakiin ciidanka Britishka ayaa si adag u adkeystay oo laba jeer ayaa la sii daayay: mar ka dib guushii Admiral George Rodney ee Juan de Lángara ee 1780 Dagaalkii Cape St. Vincent, iyo mar kale Admiral Richard Howe 1782. Dadaalo kale oo Franco-Isbaanish ah oo lagu qabsanayo Gibraltar ayaan guuleysan. Mid ka mid ah guulaha cajiibka ah ayaa dhacay 5 Febraayo 1782, markii Isbaanishku dib u qabsaday Minorca. Qorsheyaal damac badan oo ku aaddan duulaan ku ah Ingiriiska
Sanadkii 1779-kii waa in laga tagaa. Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova wuxuu qabsaday laba kolonyood oo Ingiriis ah oo wadar ahaan gaaraya sagaal iyo toddobaatan markab, oo ay ku jiraan shan iyo konton maraakiib ganacsi iyo maraakiib dagaal oo ka kooban 9kii Ogosto 1780.