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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
French invasion of Minorca (1756)	1

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 (3)

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

Admiral Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran → battle → Battle of Minorca (1756) ⓘ

subject surface form: Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran

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)