Conquest of Menorca

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath Continued_British_presence_in_the_Mediterranean
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:commander British_General_William_Blakeney
Spanish_General_Antonio_de_la_Torre
gptkbp:community_impact Migration patterns
Population changes
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced local culture
Changes in governance
British_architectural_influence
gptkbp:date 1756
gptkbp:environmental_impact Changes in trade routes
Impact on local economy
gptkbp:fightingStyle Naval warfare
Land warfare
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history
Examined in colonial studies
Reviewed in geopolitical studies
gptkbp:historical_significance Impact_on_European_power_dynamics
Demonstrated_naval_power_of_Britain
Key_event_in_British_colonial_expansion
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_Seven_Years'_War
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Military records
Letters and correspondence
Contemporary_accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Conquest of Menorca
gptkbp:impact Influenced_future_British-Spanish_relations
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future military strategies
Cultural_exchanges_between_Britain_and_Menorca
Menorca_as_a_British_territory
gptkbp:location gptkb:Menorca
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bay_of_Gibraltar
Battle of Menorca (1756)
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Admiral_John_Byng
gptkb:General_Richard_Kane
gptkbp:outcome British_victory
gptkbp:partOf Seven Years' War
gptkbp:politicalPosition Colonial rivalry
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Capture_of_Menorca_(1708)
gptkbp:result gptkb:British_control_of_Menorca
gptkbp:significance Strategic naval base
gptkbp:successor Treaty of Paris (1763)
gptkbp:tactics Blockade
Siege warfare
Artillery bombardment
Naval superiority
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)