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American Colonies |
Kirke takes Quebec |
English Newfoundland
| Phips |
Treaty of Utrecht |
War of Austrian Succession
| Capture of
Louisbourg |
Treaty of Aix la Chapelle |
Halifax | French
Indian Wars | Governor
Murray
King George's War as
it was known as in America or the War of Austrian
Succession began, as most wars did, for European reasons
and due to European events and was fought from 1740 -
1748. The death of William the 1st in Prussia and
Charles VI of Austria brought two dynamic and strong
leaders to power. Frederick the Great was the successor
in Prussia and the Empress Maria Theresa was the
successor in Austria.
The alliances soon
fell into place Frederick from Prussia felt he could
achieve and easy victory by invading Austrian with it's
new weak Empress. He underestimated Maria Theresa who
mobilized to meat the threat. The French felt that they
to could grab territory from Austria while it was
pre-occupied with Prussia. Austria appealed for allies
and recruited various German states in her cause. George
II who was also the elector of Hanover joined the
alliance with both Hanover and England. He wanted do
prevent the French invasion of Hanover through the Low
Countries. The
British forces arrived in Flanders in 1742 and fought
several battles between then and 1748. In 1745, Prince
Charles - the alternate claimant to the English throne,
backed by France, landed in Scotland to retake the
throne. He managed to lead his army south and almost
succeeded in taking England but fell back to Scotland
and was decisively defeated by the British at Culloden
Moor.
The key effects on
North America began with a Royal Naval blockade of the
French navy and a New England - British attack on
Louisbourg which resulted in it's capture. French
Indian and British Indian forces attacked each other all
along the frontier that lay between them but neither
side was able to mount a credible attack on the main
settlement areas of the other.
The Treaty of
Aix-la-Chapelle ended the war in 1748 with the result
that Louisbourg was returned to the French in exchange
for Madras, India.
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