Battle of Port Mahon
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The Battle of Port Mahon was a 1756 naval engagement in the Seven Years' War in which a French fleet defeated the British near Minorca, leading to the controversial court-martial and execution of Admiral John Byng.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Port Mahon canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Seven Years' War
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Minorca (1756)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Minorca
|
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| cause | French attempt to capture Minorca from Britain ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
John Byng
ⓘ
Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière ⓘ |
| conflict | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| consequence |
court-martial of Admiral John Byng
ⓘ
execution of Admiral John Byng ⓘ loss of Minorca by Britain ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| date | 20 May 1756 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | siege of Fort St. Philip (1756) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
Admiral John Byng
ⓘ
Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière ⓘ |
| legalAftermath | application of the British Articles of War to John Byng ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
near Port Mahon ⓘ off Minorca ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | navy ⓘ |
| navalTactics | line of battle ⓘ |
| notableFor | controversial execution of a British admiral for failing to do his utmost ⓘ |
| objective | relief of the British garrison at Fort St. Philip ⓘ |
| outcome | British fleet withdrew to Gibraltar ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| port | Mahon ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Minorca (1756)
ⓘ
surface form:
French invasion of Minorca (1756)
|
| region | Balearic Islands ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Voltaire's reference to Byng in Candide ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | shifted control of Minorca to France ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | fleet action ⓘ |
| year | 1756 ⓘ |
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