What was the outcome of Spain’s siege of Gibraltar from 1779 to 1783?

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The Rock of Gibraltar rises steeply behind a coastal city, with green-blue water in the foreground and a partly cloudy sky above. — Gibraltar The rock of Gibraltar.

Spain’s siege of Gibraltar from 1779 to 1783 was a protracted military effort to retake the territory from Britain, but it ultimately proved unsuccessful.1

Although the Spanish and French forces maintained a blockade and brought the Rock under siege in the fall of 1779, the British were able to reinforce and defend their position throughout the conflict. Despite the intensity of the engagement, the British successfully maintained control of the territory, and the siege ended without a change in sovereignty.21