Siege of Fort St Philip (1756)

Siege of Fort St. Philip
Part of the Seven Years' War
Attack and capture of Fort St. Philip on the island of Menorca, 29 June 1756, after the naval battle
Date 20 April to 29 June 1756 Location Fort St Philip, near Mahón, Menorca, Mediterranean 39°51′54″N 04°18′18″E / 39.86500°N 4.30500°E / 39.86500; 4.30500 Result French victory
Belligerents
Great Britain	France
Commanders and leaders
William Blakeney William Cunninghame	Duke de Richelieu Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière
Strength
2,860[1]	16,000[2]
Casualties and losses
59 killed 149 wounded[3]	1,600 killed or died from disease 2,000 sick or wounded[4]

The siege of Fort St Philip, also known as the siege of Minorca, took place from 20 April to 29 June 1756 during the Seven Years' War. Ceded to Great Britain in 1714 by Spain following the War of the Spanish Succession, its capture by France threatened the British naval position in the Western Mediterranean and it was returned after the Treaty of Paris (1763).