Invasion of Minorca

Ne zaman

19 Ağu 1781 – 5 Şub 1782

Tür

Askeri harekât

Koordinatlar

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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