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Franco-Spanish Capture of Menorca
- When
- 1782
- Where
- Menorca, Balearic Islands
- Part of
- Capture of Menorca
Franco-Spanish forces captured Menorca from Britain in 1782 during the American Revolutionary War, and Britain ceded the island to Spain in 1783.
During the American Revolutionary War, combined French and Spanish forces captured Menorca from the British in 1782. The island had been taken by Anglo-Dutch forces in 1708. Britain's renunciation was formalized in the 1783 Peace of Paris, by which Britain ceded the island back to Spain.
Sources
- Menorca Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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