Siege of Fort St Philip (1756)

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Siege of Fort St Philip
Part of the Seven Years' War

Capture of Port Mahon on the island of Menorca, 29 June 1756
Jean-Baptiste Martin the Younger
Date20 April to 29 June 1756
Location
Fort St Phillip, Menorca
39°51′54″N 04°18′18″E / 39.86500°N 4.30500°E / 39.86500; 4.30500
Result French victory
Belligerents
 Great Britain  France
Commanders and leaders
William Blakeney
William Cunninghame		 Duke de Richelieu
Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière
Strength
2,860 16,000
Casualties and losses
59 killed
149 wounded		 1,600 killed or died from disease
2,000 sick or wounded

The siege of Fort St Philip, also known as the siege of Minorca, took place from 20 April to 29 June 1756 during the Seven Years' War. Ceded to Great Britain in 1714 by Spain following the War of the Spanish Succession, its capture by France threatened the British naval position in the Western Mediterranean and it was returned after the Treaty of Paris (1763).

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