Siege of Fort St. Philip at Mahón

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The Siege of Fort St. Philip at Mahón was a key 1756 French siege of a British-held fortress on Menorca during the Seven Years' War, resulting in the island’s capture and a major early setback for Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Seven Years' War ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort St. Philip (1756) ⓘ
Siege of Mahón (1756) ⓘ
attacker Kingdom of France ⓘ
commandedBy Admiral John Byng ⓘ
Duc de Richelieu ⓘ
William Blakeney ⓘ
conflict Seven Years' War ⓘ
conflictType Anglo-French conflict ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
defender Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
describedAs major early setback for Britain in the Seven Years' War ⓘ
endTime 1756-06-29 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Minorca (naval battle) ⓘ
hasCause French attempt to seize Menorca from Britain ⓘ
outbreak of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
hasLocation Balearic Islands ⓘ
Fort St. Philip ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
Mahón ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Menorca ⓘ
linked to: Minorca
hasParticipant British Army ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
locatedInFortification Fort St. Philip, Menorca ⓘ
objective capture of Fort St. Philip ⓘ
control of Mahón harbour ⓘ
opponent British forces ⓘ
French forces ⓘ
outcome temporary French occupation of Menorca ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
pointInTime 1756 ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
capture of Menorca by France ⓘ
surrender of the British garrison ⓘ
significantEvent court-martial and execution of Admiral John Byng ⓘ
startTime 1756-04-18 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of a key Mediterranean naval base ⓘ
usedWarfareType artillery bombardment ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ

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siege of Fort St. Philip (1756) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Fort St. Philip at Mahón ⓘ
William Blakeney → notableWork → defence of Fort St. Philip, Minorca ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Fort St. Philip at Mahón
Siege of Fort St. Philip at Mahón → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Mahón (1756) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Fort St. Philip at Mahón
Siege of Fort St. Philip → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Mahón (1756) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Fort St. Philip at Mahón