Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1756, Suffren akanga adzokera kuToulon uye akanga akwira kuva Lieutenant. Pakatanga Hondo Yamakore Manomwe, Suffren akagadzwa kuva "Orphée" ine pfuti makumi matanhatu neshanu, chikamu cheboka rechikepe gumi nemaviri pasi peLa Galissonière rakapihwa basa rekutakura varume zviuru gumi nezviviri pasi paMaréchal de Richelieu kurwisa Menorca. Chikamu chakabva musi wa 10 Kubvumbi, chikazosvika musi wa 17 ndokuendesa mauto; varwi veBritain vakadzokera kuSt. Philip's Castle uye vakamanikidzwa kuzvipa mushure mekunge mauto eAmerica asvika musi wa 17 Kubvumbi.
Kukombwa kweFort St. Philip. Achironda pakati peMenorca neMallorca kudzivirira rubatsiro rweBritish kuti rutsigire Fort St. Philip, La Galissonière akabata ngarava gumi nematatu pasi peAdmiral Byng, zvichitungamira kuHondo yeMenorca. VaBritain vakakundikana kuputsa chipingamupinyi cheFrance, uye Fort St. Philip yakawa musi wa 29 July.