Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1756, Suffren akanga adzokera kuToulon uye akanga akwira kuva Lieutenant. Pakatanga Hondo Yamakore Manomwe, Suffren akagadzwa kuva "Orphée" ine pfuti makumi matanhatu nematanhatu, chikamu cheboka rengarava gumi nembiri pasi peLa Galissonière rakapihwa basa rekutakura varume zviuru gumi nezviviri pasi paMaréchal de Richelieu kurwisa Menorca. The squadron yakabva musi wa 10 April, ichisvika musi wa 17 uye ichiburitsa mauto; maBritish garrison akadzokera kuSt. Philip's Castle uye akamanikidzwa kuzvipira mushure mekukombwa 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.