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Battle of Minorca (1756)

Index Battle of Minorca (1756)

The Battle of Minorca (20 May 1756) was a naval battle between French and British fleets. [1]

62 relations: Arthur Phillip, Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, Battles of the Seven Years' War, Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, Capture of Minorca (1708), Charles Buckner, Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu, Edward Boscawen, Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, Faulknor family, Fortifications of Gibraltar, Frederick Cornewall, French ironclad La Galissonnière, French ship Guerrier, French ship Guerrier (1753), French ship Junon (1748), French ship Redoutable, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Great Britain in the Seven Years' War, Henry Osborn (Royal Navy officer), HMS Chesterfield (1745), HMS Dolphin (1751), HMS Foudroyant (1758), HMS Intrepid, HMS Kingston (1697), HMS Monarch (1747), Hugues Meunier, James Young (Royal Navy officer, born 1717), Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, John Amherst, John Balchen, John Byng, John Henry Bastide, Joshua Rowley, Juan de Lángara, List of battles 1601–1800, List of battles involving France in the Ancien Régime, List of invasions of Menorca, List of naval battles, Louis XV of France, Mahón, Mayonnaise, Menorca, Pierre André de Suffren, Raid on Rochefort, Richard Rodney Bligh, Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, Sailing ship tactics, Seven Years' War, ..., Siege of Fort St Philip (1756), Temple West, Thomas Baillie (Royal Navy officer), Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney, William Parry (Royal Navy officer, born 1705), William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1756, 1756 in France, 1756 in Great Britain, 1757, 1757 in France. Expand index (12 more) »

Arthur Phillip

Admiral Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a Royal Navy officer and the first Governor of New South Wales who founded the British penal colony that later became the city of Sydney, Australia.

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Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol

Admiral Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, PC (19 May 1724 – 23 December 1779) was a Royal Navy officer and politician.

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Battles of the Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War, 1754–1763, spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines.

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Capital punishment in the United Kingdom

Capital punishment in the United Kingdom was used from ancient times until the second half of the 20th century.

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Capture of Minorca (1708)

The Capture of Menorca saw the island of Menorca (called Minorca by the British) captured from Spain by British-Dutch forces acting on behalf of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor the Austrian claimant to the Spanish throne in September 1708 during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Charles Buckner

Admiral Charles Buckner (c. 1735–1811) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.

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Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu

Charles Pierre Claret, comte de Fleurieu (2 July 1738, Lyon – 18 August 1810) was a French explorer, hydrographer and politician.

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Edward Boscawen

Admiral Edward Boscawen, PC (19 August 1711 – 10 January 1761) was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament for the borough of Truro, Cornwall.

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Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke

Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, KB, PC (21 February 1705 – 17 October 1781) was a Royal Navy officer.

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Faulknor family

The Faulknor family was an English family from Northamptonshire, of which several generations served as officers in the Royal Navy.

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Fortifications of Gibraltar

The fortifications of Gibraltar have made the Rock of Gibraltar and its environs "probably the most fought over and most densely fortified place in Europe, and probably, therefore, in the world", as Field Marshal Sir John Chapple has put it.

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Frederick Cornewall

Captain Frederick Cornewall (1706 – 4 August 1788) was an officer in the British Royal Navy.

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French ironclad La Galissonnière

La Galissonnière was lead ship of a class of wooden-hulled, armored corvettes built for the French Navy during the 1870s.

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French ship Guerrier

A number of ships of the French navy have borne the name Guerrier (male form of "warrior").

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French ship Guerrier (1753)

The Guerrier was a ''Magnifique'' class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

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French ship Junon (1748)

The Junon was a 40-gun two-decker ship-frigate of the French Navy.

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French ship Redoutable

Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Redoutable ("Redoubtable").

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George Anson, 1st Baron Anson

Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, (23 April 1697 – 6 June 1762), was a Royal Navy officer.

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George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe

George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC (3 March 1720 – 4 February 1795) was a British peer, naval officer and politician.

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Great Britain in the Seven Years' War

Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War which lasted between 1754 and 1763.

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Henry Osborn (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Henry Osborn (baptized 27 August 1694 – 4 February 1771) was a British naval officer who served as Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland.

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HMS Chesterfield (1745)

HMS Chesterfield was a 44-gun fifth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, which saw active service in both the War of Jenkins' Ear and the Seven Years' War.

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HMS Dolphin (1751)

HMS Dolphin was a 24-gun sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Foudroyant (1758)

The Foudroyant was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

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HMS Intrepid

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Intrepid.

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HMS Kingston (1697)

HMS Kingston was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Frame in Hull and launched on 13 March 1697.

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HMS Monarch (1747)

The Monarch was originally the 74-gun ship of the line Monarque of the French Navy launched in March 1747.

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Hugues Meunier

Hugues Meunier (18 December 1721 - 24 July 1792) was a brigadier general in the French Army.

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James Young (Royal Navy officer, born 1717)

James Young (15 November 1717 – 24 January 1789) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of admiral of the white.

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Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau

Marshal Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1 July 1725 – 10 May 1807) was a French nobleman and general who played a major role in helping the Thirteen Colonies win independence during the American Revolution.

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John Amherst

Admiral John Amherst (1718 – 14 February 1778) was a Royal Navy officer served during the First Carnatic War and the Seven Years' War, and who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

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John Balchen

Admiral Sir John Balchen (2 February 1670 – 4 October 1744), sometimes written as Balchin, was an officer of the British Royal Navy with a long and distinguished career during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

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John Byng

Admiral John Byng (baptised 29 October 1704 – 14 March 1757) was a Royal Navy officer who was notoriously court-martialled and shot dead by a firing squad.

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John Henry Bastide

Lieutenant-General John Henry Bastide (c. 1700 – 1770) was a British army officer and military engineer who played a significant role in the early history of Nova Scotia.

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Joshua Rowley

Vice-Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Baronet (1734–1790) was the fourth son of Admiral Sir William Rowley.

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Juan de Lángara

Juan Francisco de Lángara y Huarte (Juan Francisco Langara Uharte in Basque) (1736 in Coruña, Galicia – 1806 in Madrid) was a Spanish naval officer and Minister of Marine.

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List of battles 1601–1800

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List of battles involving France in the Ancien Régime

This is a chronological list of the battles involving France in the Ancien Régime.

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List of invasions of Menorca

The island of Minorca in the Mediterranean Sea has been invaded on numerous occasions.

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List of naval battles

This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval fleet battles.

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Louis XV of France

Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774.

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Mahón

Maó-Mahón, sometimes written in English as Mahon (Maó, Mahón) is a municipality, the capital city of the island of Menorca, and seat of the Island Council of Menorca.

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Mayonnaise

Mayonnaise (also), informally mayo, is a thick cold sauce or dressing usually used in sandwiches and composed salads.

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Menorca

Menorca or Minorca (Menorca; Menorca; from Latin: Insula Minor, later Minorica "smaller island") is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain.

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Pierre André de Suffren

Admiral comte Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren (17 July 1729 – 8 December 1788), French admiral.

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Raid on Rochefort

The Raid on Rochefort (or Descent on Rochefort) was a British amphibious attempt to capture the French Atlantic port of Rochefort in September 1757 during the Seven Years' War.

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Richard Rodney Bligh

Admiral Sir Richard Rodney Bligh GCB (bap. 8 November 1737 – 30 April 1821) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral.

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Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière

Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, Marquis de La Galissonière, sometimes spelled Galissonnière, (1693–1756) was the French governor of New France from 1747 to 1749 and the victor in the Battle of Minorca in 1756.

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Sailing ship tactics

Sailing ship tactics were the naval tactics employed by sailing ships in contrast to galley tactics employed by oared vessels.

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Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763.

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Siege of Fort St Philip (1756)

The Siege of Fort St Philip (commonly known in Britain as the Fall of Minorca or Siege of Minorca) took place in 1756 during the Seven Years' War.

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Temple West

Vice-Admiral Temple West (1714 – 9 August 1757) was a British naval officer, best known for his role as second-in-command to Admiral John Byng in the Battle of Minorca (1756).

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Thomas Baillie (Royal Navy officer)

Thomas Baillie (died 15 December 1802), was an officer of the Royal Navy.

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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme, (21 July 1693 – 17 November 1768) was a British Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century.

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William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney

Lieutenant-General William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney KB (1671/167210 September 1761) was an Irish soldier known for his unsuccessful defence of the Spanish island of Menorca following the Battle of Menorca in 1756.

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William Parry (Royal Navy officer, born 1705)

Admiral William Parry (1705 – 29 April 1779) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.

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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, (15 November 1708 – 11 May 1778) was a British statesman of the Whig group who led the government of Great Britain twice in the middle of the 18th century.

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1756

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1756 in France

Events from the year 1756 in France.

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1756 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1756 in Great Britain.

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1757

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1757 in France

Events from the year 1757 in France.

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Redirects here:

Battle of Menorca (1756), Loss of Menorca, Loss of Minorca.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Minorca_(1756)

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