Capture of Minorca

متى

7 نوفمبر 1798 – 15 نوفمبر 1798

النوع

عملية عسكرية

إحداثيات

39.95° N, 4.05° E

Description

1798 invasion

British victory over Spain

The capture of Minorca occurred in November 1798 during the Mediterranean campaign of 1798 of the War of the Second Coalition. The Spanish-held island of Menorca, historically called Minorca by English-speakers, was invaded and occupied by a British expeditionary force of 6,000 troops and 20 warships under Captain John Duckworth and Colonel Charles Stuart.

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