3493179 The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789 (oil on canvas) by Trumbull, John (1756-1843); 180.3x271.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American War of Independence. On the night of November 26, 1781, British troops, long besieged by Spanish forces, made a sudden attack and mortally wounded the Spanish officer Don Jose de Barboza who was abandonned by his troops. Trumbull shows him rejecting the aid of British commander General George Eliott. ).