After fighting an indecisive battle he withdrew to Gibraltar, and Menorca subsequently fell. |
The island of Menorca was a British dependency for most of the 18th century as a result of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. |
She reportedly suffered a stroke on holiday in Menorca and passed away shortly after. |
There was violent public outrage about the loss of Menorca, mostly directed against Newcastle. |
Like Majorca, the sea around Menorca abounds with shoaling barracuda, amberjack, dentex and dolphins. |
Spain sought to recover Gibraltar and Menorca in Europe, as well as Mobile and Pensacola in Florida, and also to expel the British from Central America. |