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/lifeofgeneralhon0000mahoJoin American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcastAsk your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.comJoin the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcastJoin the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcastSupport this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcastor via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices