Gibraltar Military Base

Gibraltar Military Base is a former British Armed Forces base in southern Spain that was taken by the Spanish during the Resource Wars following the dissolution of the European Commonwealth.
==Background==
In 1704 Gibraltar was given to the British by the Spanish during the War of The Spanish Succession, and the area was used by the British Armed Forces as a base well into the 21st century, despite Spain's continuing requests to have it returned to them. When the European Commonwealth invaded the Middle East in 2052, Gibraltar became an important resupply point for EC member state navies moving from the North Sea into the Mediterranean to support the invasion.
Large amounts of materiel were stored at the base during this time, much of it being supplied by other nations to the British to ease logistics. The war ended in 2060 when the Middle Eastern oil fields both sides had fought over ran dry, causing the European Commonwealth to dissolve as its member states turned on each other for what little resources had been captured during this time.
Gibraltar was soon attacked by the Spanish Military, as the Spanish government sought to distract its war weary citizens from the crises facing Spain. Publicly the Spanish government claimed that it was taking the base to right the historic wrong Britain had committed by holding onto it for so long, but it was acknowledged that the main focus was on acquiring the base's fuel depots and other resources before they could be returned to their original owners, or more likely taken to the British Isles.
The Battle for Gibraltar lasted for three days, until the British garrison negotiated their surrender with the Spanish. The main conditions of the surrender were that the British be allowed safe passage to England, and were allowed to take any British supplies and any residents who didn't want to live in newly occupied Spanish Gibraltar. Guardia Civil officers supervised the withdrawal to ensure only British supplies were being taken along.
The reaction to the surrender was largely negative, with the British government announcing that the Gibraltar base commander General Cartwright would be court martialed upon his return to England, and ordered soldiers in Gibraltar to resume fighting. Many local residents were outraged by the surrender having been British subjects and citizens for over 350 years, leading some to wage a guerilla war against the Spanish.
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