Franco-Spanish reconquest of Menorca (historically called "Minorca" in English) from the British in February 1782, after the siege of Fort St. Philip lasting...
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Menorca (redirect from History of Minorca)
Menorca or Minorca (from Latin: Insula Minor, lit. 'smaller island', later Minorica) is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging...
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St. Philip's Castle (category History of Menorca)
two occasions by the British: during the Siege of Fort St Philip (1756) and the Invasion of Minorca, 1781. Following the latter event, the castle was partly...
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Ventura Caro (category Spanish commanders of the Napoleonic Wars)
cavalry squadrons of his regiment, to join Crillon's Invasion of Minorca (1781), where he distinguished himself at the siege and storming of the St. Philip's...
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Battle of Minorca (1756) Siege of Fort St Philip (1756) Invasion of Minorca (1781) Capture of Minorca (1798) Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles...
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Menorca (1756) Siege of Fort St Philip (1756) Invasion of Menorca (1781) Capture of Menorca (1798) Battle of Menorca (1939) Guillon, Edouard (1894). Port-Mahon...
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was under the command of Chevalier de Sparre, escorting the French 4000-man expeditionary force of the Invasion of Minorca (1781) from Mahon to Algesiras...
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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...
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(1777–1778) Yorktown campaign (1781) Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War after Saratoga (1778–1781) Southern theater of the American Revolutionary...
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list of wars and armed conflicts fought by the Kingdom of Spain, its predecessor states or in Spanish territory. Military history of Spain List of Spanish...
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