The Battle of Minorca (20 May 1756) was a naval battle between French and British fleets. It was the opening sea battle of the Seven Years' War in the...

Byng's account of the Battle of Minorca (1756) The British prime minister, the Duke of Newcastle, was optimistic that the new series of alliances could...

The siege of Fort St Philip, also known as the siege of Minorca, took place from 20 April to 29 June 1756 during the Seven Years' War. Ceded to Great...

base. Battle of Minorca (1756) Siege of Fort St Philip (1756) Invasion of Minorca (1781) Capture of Minorca (1798) Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles...

class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She took part in the Battle of Minorca (1756) and in the Battle of Lagos. She was part of Bougainville's...

Duke of Newcastle, is forced to resign as Prime Minister of Great Britain after the British lose the Battle of Minorca to the French. The office of Prime...

for failing to engage the enemy at the Battle of Minorca (1756). In his political role, he served as a Member of Parliament for Truro from 1742 until his...

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

novel Candide referring to the admiral Byng's execution at the Battle of Minorca (1756) Chinese Idiom: 杀鸡儆猴 (shā jī jǐng hóu) Archived 2015-04-02 at the...

the Battle of Minorca at the beginning of the Seven Years' War. He had sailed for Minorca at the head of a hastily assembled fleet of vessels, some of which...