Battle of Minorca (1756)

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battle of the Seven Years' War naval battle

The Battle of Minorca (1756) was a major naval engagement in the early Seven Years' War between Britain and France that led to the loss of the island of Minorca to France and the controversial court-martial and execution of British Admiral John Byng.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Minorca (1756) canonical 5
Battle of Minorca 3
French invasion of Minorca (1756) 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Port Mahon ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
BritishCommander John Byng ⓘ
BritishShipsOfTheLine 13 ⓘ
ByngCharge failure to do his utmost ⓘ
ByngFlagship HMS Ramillies ⓘ
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 ⓘ
fall of the Newcastle ministry ⓘ
loss of Minorca to France ⓘ
political crisis in Britain ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
date 20 May 1756 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy siege of Fort St. Philip (1756) ⓘ
FrenchCommander Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière ⓘ
FrenchFlagship Foudroyant (French ship) ⓘ
FrenchShipsOfTheLine 12 ⓘ
isPartOfTheatre European theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
Mediterranean theatre of the Seven Years' War ⓘ
legalBasisForExecution Articles of War (Royal Navy) ⓘ
location Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
off Minorca ⓘ
navalForceInvolved French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
notableFor controversial treatment of Admiral John Byng ⓘ
loss of a key British Mediterranean base ⓘ
notableShip Couronne (French ship) ⓘ
Foudroyant (French ship) ⓘ
HMS Intrepid ⓘ
HMS Ramillies ⓘ
outcome British fleet withdrew to Gibraltar ⓘ
partOf Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-French War (1756–1763)
precededBy Battle of Minorca (1756) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: French invasion of Minorca (1756)
relatedEvent execution of John Byng ⓘ
relatedPlace Fort St. Philip ⓘ
Grand Harbour ⓘ
surface form: Port Mahon
result French victory ⓘ
strategicObjective control of the island of Minorca ⓘ
relief of the British garrison at Fort St. Philip ⓘ
strategicResult French control of Minorca maintained ⓘ
tacticalResult indecisive engagement ⓘ
year 1756 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Lagos → precededBy → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
Battle of Minorca (1756) → precededBy → Battle of Minorca (1756) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: French invasion of Minorca (1756)
Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran → battle → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
subject surface form: Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
John Byng → conflict → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Minorca
Battle of Port Mahon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Minorca
Battle of Port Mahon → precededBy → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
this entity surface form: French invasion of Minorca (1756)
siege of Fort St. Philip (1756) → precededBy → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
siege of Fort St. Philip (1756) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Mahón (1756)
Couronne (French ship) → participatedIn → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
Fort St. Philip → usedInConflict → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Minorca
Mediterranean theatre of the Seven Years' War → hasPart → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ