Invasion of Minorca

Quand

19 août 1781 – 5 févr. 1782

Type

Opération militaire

Coordonnées

39.88° N, 4.05° E

Description

French and Spanish reconquest of Minorca from Great Britain in 1782 during the American Revolutionary War

1781 invasion of the American Revolutionary War

The Franco-Spanish reconquest of Minorca from the British in February 1782, after the siege of Fort St. Philip lasting over five months, was an important step in the achievement of Spain's aims in its alliance with France against Britain during the American Revolutionary War. The ultimate result was the devolution of the island to Spain in the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

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