Balearic Islands
In 1717, Cosby was promoted to Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Ireland. The next year, this regiment was transferred to Minorca, in the Balearic Islands. Cosby acted as governor of Minorca from 1718. His administration was unremarkable in most respects, but he ran into difficulties when he illegally seized a Portuguese ship and attempted to appropriate its valuable cargo of snuff for his own benefit.
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