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Minorca
Battle Name : Minorca
Date(s) : 09 November 1798
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the Second Coalition ,
Outcome : A victory for British forces over Spanish Garrison
Type of battle : Land, Sea
Summary
An amphibious operation by which the British took the island from the Spaniards. Four battalions of infantry were landed with support from a strong squadron of warships. Very few casulaties were sustained on either side before the Spaniards surrendered.
Location
An island in the Spanish Balearic group.
Casualty figures
Spanish Garrison
- Number engaged :
- 3,500
- Casualties :
- 3,500 (100.00%)
British forces
- Number engaged :
- 6,000
- Casualties :
- 0 (0.00%)
