Capture of Minorca
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In November 1798 a British expedition captured the island of Menorca from Spain. A large force under General Charles Stuart landed on the island and forced its Spanish garrison to surrender in eight days with only some bloodshed. The British occupied the island for four years, using it as a major naval base, before handing it back to Spain following the Treaty of Amiens.
1798
Wikidata
Kingdom of Great Britain, Spain,
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Location: 39.95, 4.05, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1798 Capture of Minorca
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1228 | Taifa of Menorca | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1147 | Siege of Mahón | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1466 | Siege of Mahón | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1535 | Sack of Mahón | Ottoman Empire, Crown of Aragon, battle, sack, slave raid | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1706 | Austrophile uprising on Menorca | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1707 | Battle of Biniatap | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1708 | Capture of Minorca | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1756 | Siege of Fort St Philip | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1756 | Battle of Minorca | France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1781 | Invasion of Minorca | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1781 | Siege of Sant Felip | siege | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1798 | Capture of Minorca | Spain, war, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Battery Clot | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort de Felipet | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1710 | Fuerte de Marlborough | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1848 | Mola Fortress | fortress | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Museo Histórico Militar de Menorca | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Torre d'en Penjat | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Torre d'en Quart | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Torre de Cala Mesquida | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Torre de Felipet | watchtower, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Torre de la Mola | watchtower, fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Torre de Son Ganxo | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | 1787 | Alcalfar Tower | fortified tower | Wikidata |