Kammala wannan magana: A shekara ta 1756, a lokacin Yaƙin Shekaru Bakwai, Faransa ta kwace tsibirin bayan
Siege na Fort St. Philip da kuma kokarin da aka yi na Birtaniya ya kasa. Yarjejeniyar Paris ta 1763 ta ba da damar Birtaniyya ta koma tsibirin bayan nasarar Birtaniyya a Yaƙin Shekaru Bakwai. A shekara ta 1781, a lokacin yakin neman 'yancin kai na Amurka, an sake kayar da Birtaniyya a karo na biyu, a wannan karon ta hanyar haɗin sojojin Faransa da na Spain, kuma a ranar 5 ga Janairu 1782 Mutanen Espanya sun sake mallakar tsibirin, bayan dogon kewaye da Castle na St. Philip a Port Mahon. Biritaniya ta mayar da tsibirin zuwa Spain a shekara mai zuwa a cikin Yarjejeniyar Versailles. Menorca ya sake mamayewa daga Birtaniya a 1798, a lokacin yakin juyin juya halin Faransa, amma a ƙarshe Spain ta sake mallakar ta ta hanyar yarjejeniyar Amiens a 1802. Har yanzu ana iya ganin tasirin Burtaniya a cikin gine-ginen gida, tare da abubuwa kamar windows windows.