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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Brazen-Borrower on 2023-11-08 20:25:17.

Original Title: TIL that the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in Europe. America’s Spanish and French allies besieged Gibraltar, at one point attacking with 60,000 men, but were defeated by the 5,000 British defenders.