Invasion of Minorca (1781)

Conquest of Menorca and
Siege of Fort St. Philip (1781)
Part of the American Revolutionary War

Print of the siege from 1781
Date19 August 1781 – 5 February 1782
Location
Result Franco-Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain Spain
 France
 Great Britain
 Hanover
Commanders and leaders
Spain Duke of Crillon Kingdom of Great Britain James Murray
Strength
14,000 3,000
Casualties and losses

564


184 killed
380 wounded

2,540


59 killed (excluding disease)
149 wounded
2,481 captured

The Franco-Spanish reconquest of Menorca (historically called "Minorca" in English) 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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