Siege of Fort St. Philip

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The Siege of Fort St. Philip was a key 1756 French and Spanish assault on the British-held fortress at Mahón on Menorca, whose capture marked an early and significant victory in the Seven Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Fort St. Philip (1756) ⓘ
Siege of Mahón (1756) ⓘ
attacker Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
causeOf court-martial and execution of Admiral John Byng ⓘ
commander Admiral John Byng ⓘ
Admiral Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière ⓘ
Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis ⓘ
William Blakeney ⓘ
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul ⓘ
conflictOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
defender Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
followedBy French occupation of Menorca ⓘ
garrisonCommander Lieutenant General William Blakeney ⓘ
hasAttackerStrength over 15000 French and Spanish troops ⓘ
hasEndDate 1756-06-29 ⓘ
hasEndYear 1756 ⓘ
hasGarrisonStrength approximately 2800 British troops ⓘ
hasNavalSupport British Mediterranean squadron ⓘ
French Mediterranean fleet ⓘ
hasResult French victory ⓘ
capture of Menorca by France ⓘ
surrender of British garrison ⓘ
hasStartDate 1756-04-18 ⓘ
hasStartYear 1756 ⓘ
isEarlyTheatreActionOf European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
locationFort Castillo de San Felipe ⓘ
opposingCommanderTitle Governor of Menorca ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
significance demonstrated French naval and amphibious capability in the Mediterranean ⓘ
early major French success in the Seven Years' War ⓘ
political crisis in Britain over loss of Menorca ⓘ
strategicObjective control of Mahón harbour ⓘ
control of Menorca ⓘ
takesPlaceIn Balearic Islands ⓘ
Fort St. Philip ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Mahón ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Menorca ⓘ
linked to: Minorca

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Mediterranean theatre of the Seven Years' War → hasPart → Siege of Fort St. Philip ⓘ