siege of Fort St. Philip (1781–1782)

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The siege of Fort St. Philip (1781–1782) was a British-held fortress’s prolonged blockade and bombardment by Spanish forces during the American Revolutionary War, leading to Spain’s capture of Menorca from Britain.

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instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War
military engagement
siege
alsoKnownAs Great Siege of Fort St. Philip (1781–1782)
attackingForce French naval contingent
Spanish Army
Spanish Navy
belligerent French Navy
Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Spain
besiegingForceStrength over 8,000 Spanish and allied troops
cause Spanish attempt to recover Menorca from Britain
commander Buenaventura Moreno
James Murray
Louis de Córdova y Córdova
linked to: Louis de Córdova

Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
countryDuringEvent Kingdom of Great Britain
Kingdom of Spain
defendingForce British Army garrison
endDate 1782-02-05
followedBy Treaty of Paris (1783)
fortification Fort St. Philip
garrisonStrength approximately 2,500 British troops
location Balearic Islands
Fort St. Philip, Menorca
Mahon, Menorca
Mediterranean Sea
Menorca
linked to: Minorca
method artillery bombardment
blockade
naval blockade
notableFor prolonged resistance of British garrison
severe disease and shortages among defenders
objective capture of Fort St. Philip
expulsion of British from Menorca
partOf American Revolutionary War
precededBy Spanish declaration of war on Great Britain (1779)
result Spanish victory
capture of Menorca by Spain
surrender of British garrison at Fort St. Philip
significance led to transfer of Menorca to Spain in the Treaty of Paris (1783)
startDate 1781-08-19
territorialChange Menorca ceded from Great Britain to Spain
theatre European theatre of the American Revolutionary War
year 1781
1782

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Fort St. Philip associatedEvent siege of Fort St. Philip (1781–1782)
siege of Fort St. Philip (1781–1782) alsoKnownAs Great Siege of Fort St. Philip (1781–1782)
linked to: siege of Fort St. Philip (1781–1782)