{"id":16776,"date":"2020-11-24T11:47:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T10:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reachextra.com\/torre-redonda-gibraltar\/"},"modified":"2020-11-24T11:56:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T10:56:27","slug":"torre-redonda-gibraltar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reachextra.com\/es\/torre-redonda-gibraltar\/","title":{"rendered":"La legendaria torre redonda resurge de las brumas de la historia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Muchos textos e ilustraciones hist\u00f3ricas cuentan la historia de una legendaria \u00abTorre Redonda\u00bb, algunos apuntan a diferentes lugares dentro de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachextra.com\/es\/defensas-del-norte-un-viaje-a-traves-de-1000-anos\/\">las Defensas del Norte de Gibraltar<\/a>, donde un intento de recuperar el Pe\u00f1\u00f3n de los brit\u00e1nicos a principios del siglo XVIII ocasion\u00f3 200 muertes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Las ruinas se hab\u00edan perdido entre los muros de piedra y los caminos sinuosos de las fortificaciones hasta 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5-90x67.jpg 90w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5-561x412.jpg 561w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5-364x267.jpg 364w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5-608x446.jpg 608w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5-65x48.jpg 65w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5-131x96.jpg 131w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-5-313x230.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Un asalto de los soldados espa\u00f1oles y franceses para recuperar el Pe\u00f1\u00f3n de Gibraltar de manos de las fuerzas anglo-holandesas en 1705 result\u00f3 en uno de los asaltos m\u00e1s directos  del 12\u00ba Sitio de Gibraltar. Alrededor de 300 granaderos franceses que seg\u00fan algunos fueron apoyandos por la infanter\u00eda espa\u00f1ola, fueron representados por el historiador espa\u00f1ol Ayala escalando la torre con garras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El arquitecto y director de proyectos del Gobierno de Gibraltar, Carl Viagas, dijo a ReachExtra que despu\u00e9s de  irrumpir en la torre , \u201ccomenzaron a avanzar por las estrechas trincheras de las defensas, donde se encontraron con  500 soldados de infanter\u00eda desplegados en respuesta para parar este avance. Esto result\u00f3 en un total de 200 muertos en ambos lados.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7.jpg\" alt=\"Gibraltar Northern Defences\" class=\"wp-image-16765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-384x288.jpg 384w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-90x67.jpg 90w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-561x421.jpg 561w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-608x456.jpg 608w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-64x48.jpg 64w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-7-313x235.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abPara que un contraataque haya necesitado 500 hombres para resistir, debe haber sido un ataque significativo; que dur\u00f3 aproximadamente una hora y probablemente involucr\u00f3 un combate cuerpo a cuerpo\u2026 un verdadero ba\u00f1o de sangre \u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Y fue esta historia la que llev\u00f3 a Carl a comenzar la b\u00fasqueda de la famosa Torre Redonda. Distintos  relatos hist\u00f3ricos e incluso mapas, proporcionaron informaci\u00f3n contradictoria en cuanto a su ubicaci\u00f3n, y algunos incluso afirmaron que  no duraron \u00abni siquiera los cimientos\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2.jpg\" alt=\"Round Tower Gibraltar Northern Defences Carl Viagas 12 Siege\" class=\"wp-image-16755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-384x288.jpg 384w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-90x67.jpg 90w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-561x421.jpg 561w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-608x456.jpg 608w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-64x48.jpg 64w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-2-313x235.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Los textos modernos teorizan  que la torre estaba ubicada en  lo que hoy se llama \u201cForbes Battery\u201d, pero esto no le  cuadraba a Carl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abNo tendr\u00eda un sentido estrat\u00e9gico tener la torre en la bater\u00eda de Forbes porque  esta sobre donde se encuentra actualmente la pista  de aterrizaje (que entonces era un pantano) y est\u00e1 fuera del alcance de la bater\u00eda de apoyo\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entonces,  durante estos tiempos de Covid cuando Carl ha hecho el esfuerzo adicional de revisar textos de historiadores como Alonso Hern\u00e1ndez del Portillo (Historia de la Muy Noble y M\u00e1s Leal Ciudad de Gibraltar 1610) e Ignacio L\u00f3pez de Ayala (Historia de Gibraltar 1782), escrito en los siglos XVII y XVIII:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-384x288.jpg 384w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-90x67.jpg 90w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-561x421.jpg 561w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-608x456.jpg 608w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-64x48.jpg 64w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-6-313x235.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSon textos escritos desde el punto de vista espa\u00f1ol y por lo tanto son menos sesgados porque, como sabemos, la historia la escriben los vencedores\u201d, dijo Carl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Y fue en estos textos donde Carl encontr\u00f3 el primer indicio de d\u00f3nde podr\u00eda ubicarse la Torre Redonda:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEn un relato espa\u00f1ol del asalto, se hace menci\u00f3n  de una &#8216;fosa&#8217;, que  en realidad es una &#8216;zanja &#8216;, que conduce a la Torre. Muchos quiz\u00e1s se hayan perdido este detalle, porque  la zanja es natural y no una fortificaci\u00f3n. Tambi\u00e9n hay un grabado hist\u00f3rico que muestra a los granaderos franceses escalando la Torre Redonda\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"Gibraltar Northern Defences\" class=\"wp-image-9840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-192x96.jpg 192w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-561x284.jpg 561w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-1122x567.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-364x184.jpg 364w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-728x368.jpg 728w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-608x307.jpg 608w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-758x383.jpg 758w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-1152x583.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-95x48.jpg 95w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-190x96.jpg 190w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance-313x158.jpg 313w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Northern-Defences-Gibraltar-Reach-Alcance.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLuego se ve   el pe\u00f1\u00f3n a cada lado, lo que significa que si estuviera en Forbes, no se habr\u00eda situado all\u00ed. Si tienes la bater\u00eda de Willis arriba, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 necesitar\u00edas esta torre justo debajo?\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carl Viagas nos dijo que al combinar diferentes fuentes y luego usar su propio conocimiento arquitect\u00f3nico pudo reconstruir d\u00f3nde  podr\u00eda ubicarse la Torre Redonda: \u201cCon conocimiento en arquitectura y tal vez siendo alguien que alguna vez jug\u00f3 demasiados juegos de estrategia, pens\u00e9 &#8230; \u00bfd\u00f3nde construir\u00eda yo esta torre?\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abPara m\u00ed ten\u00eda mucho sentido tener un vig\u00eda que llevara  al enemigo a desplegarse m\u00e1s al norte &#8230; las pistas se juntaron lentamente y nos llevaron a la ubicaci\u00f3n de la Torre Redonda\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3.jpg\" alt=\"Round Tower Gibraltar Northern Defences Carl Viagas 12 Siege\" class=\"wp-image-16757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-384x288.jpg 384w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-90x67.jpg 90w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-561x421.jpg 561w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-608x456.jpg 608w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-64x48.jpg 64w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-3-313x235.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Location of the Gibraltar Round Tower, Northern Defences<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abCiertamente no es la torre de Isengard\u00bb, brome\u00f3 Carl refiri\u00e9ndose a la imponente y mal\u00e9vola torre del mago Saruman en \u00abEl se\u00f1or de los anillos\u00bb de Tolkien, \u00abporque estaba completamente destrozada, pero estamos en un lugar donde la gente pag\u00f3 el combate  con sus vidas. Y eso es lo que creo que hace que este lugar sea tan especial\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mientras est\u00e1bamos sobre los cimientos de lo que una vez fue la Torre Redonda, lo m\u00e1s cercano al \u00e9xito que tuvieron los franceses y los espa\u00f1oles en la recuperaci\u00f3n de la Roca durante el 12 \u00b0 Asedio de Gibraltar  desde septiembre de 1704 a  mayo de 1705, Carl habl\u00f3 de c\u00f3mo podr\u00eda haber sido la escena:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-384x288.jpg 384w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-90x67.jpg 90w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-561x421.jpg 561w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-608x456.jpg 608w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-64x48.jpg 64w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/reachextra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12th-siege-gibraltar-round-tower-northern-defences-carl-viagas-reachextra-4-313x235.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abLa idea de escalar el acantilado, con mosquetes y equipo pesado, para asediar una fortificaci\u00f3n fuertemente defendida es una locura, y sin embargo pudieron tomar la torre!\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespu\u00e9s de este ataque, las fuerzas francesas y espa\u00f1olas ocuparon con \u00e9xito esta ubicaci\u00f3n, y cuando comenzaron a atravesar estas estrechas trincheras, se encontraron con  500 soldados de infanter\u00eda que pudieron  repeler este avance: aqu\u00ed es cuando se pierde 200 hombres de ambos lados\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPara el contraataque se utiliz\u00f3 a 500 hombres, fue significativo. Tampoco creo que los granaderos fueran apoyados por la infanter\u00eda espa\u00f1ola; probablemente esa sea la raz\u00f3n por la que fracas\u00f3.\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00abLa batalla habr\u00eda durado menos de una hora. 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