Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Chitsuwa chacho chakarasikirwa nevaFrance muna 1756 zvichitevera Hondo yeMenorca uye kukombwa kwekupedzisira kweFort St Philip
, iyo yakaitika makiromita anoverengeka kubva mutaundi. Pashure pokukundwa kwavo muHondo Yamakore Manomwe, France yakadzorera chitsuwa chacho kuBritain muna 1763. Munhamburiko yakabatanidzwa yeFrance neSpain uye pashure pokupinda kwenguva refu kwemwedzi mishanu, vaBritain vakapazve chitsuwa chacho muna 1782; Chakaendeswa kuSpain muna 1783 sorutivi rweRugare rweParis. VaBritain vakadzorera chitsuwa chacho muna 1798, panguva yeHondo dzeFrance Dzokurwira Rusununguko. VaBritain navaFrance vakaedza (uye vakakundikana) kugumisa rwisano pakati pavo vamene neChibvumirano cheAmiens muna 1802. Marudzi ose ari maviri akabvumirana kurega kana kuti kurega dzimwe nharaunda, nechitsuwa cheMenorca chichienda kuvaSpanish, icho chakaramba chiri kuvaSpanish kubvira ipapo.