Mediterranean theatre of the Seven Years' War
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The Mediterranean theatre of the Seven Years' War was the naval and coastal front in the Mediterranean Sea where Britain, France, and their allies contested maritime supremacy, trade routes, and key island and port strongholds between 1756 and 1763.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mediterranean theatre of the Seven Years' War canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval theatre
ⓘ
theatre of war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1763 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Minorca (1756)
ⓘ
Siege of Fort St. Philip ⓘ blockade operations in the Western Mediterranean ⓘ convoy escort operations in the Mediterranean ⓘ operations off Toulon ⓘ |
| location |
Algiers
ⓘ
Balearic Islands ⓘ Corsica ⓘ Genoa ⓘ Gibraltar ⓘ Livorno ⓘ Marseille ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Minorca ⓘ Sicily ⓘ Toulon ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
control of key ports
ⓘ
control of strategic islands ⓘ control of trade routes ⓘ maritime supremacy ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | global Anglo-French rivalry ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Atlantic theatre of the Seven Years' War
ⓘ
European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ Indian Ocean theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
British efforts to contain French Mediterranean fleet
ⓘ
French capture of Minorca in 1756 ⓘ |
| significantFor |
British naval strategy against France
ⓘ
French attempts to protect Mediterranean commerce ⓘ control of Minorca ⓘ security of British possession of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| startTime | 1756 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
amphibious operations
ⓘ
blockade ⓘ commerce raiding ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
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