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== Siege ==
== Siege ==
A French force under the command of Duke de Richelieu landed on the island ([[Minorca]]) and besieged the British garrison, forcing them to surrender after a month long siege. A relief force under the command of Admiral [[John Byng]] sailed with the intention to save the island, but was stopped at the [[Battle of Minorca]] and withdrew to [[Gibraltar]], and the British garrisons' resistance gave out. Admiral Byng was later executed on charges of treason after being blamed for the loss.
A French force under the command of Duke de Richelieu landed on the island ([[Minorca]]) and besieged the British garrison, forcing them to surrender after a month long siege. A relief force under the command of Admiral [[John Byng]] sailed with the intention to save the island, but was stopped at the [[Battle of Minorca]] and withdrew to [[Gibraltar]], and the British garrisons' resistance gave out. Admiral Byng was later executed on charges of treason after being blamed for the loss.
== Aftermath ==
The French held onto Minorca until 1763, when it was returned to [[Great Britain]] in return for [[Guadeloupe]]. Minorca was again taken by the French in 1781 and ceded to Spain after the [[American Revolutionary War]] was over.