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In 1781, A Spanish fleet, backed by the French Navy, takes the island of Menorca in the Mediterranean. The British garrison on the island holds out at Fort St. Phillip until early 1782. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Freedom: The Enduring Importance of the American Revolution , by Jack D. Warren Jr. Online Recommendation of the Week: Life of General the Hon. James Murray, a builder of Canada , by Reginald Mahon: https://archive.org/details/lifeofgeneralhon0000maho Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcast Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora : https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list : https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices