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18th Century in Great Britain: War of Jenkins' Ear, French and Indian War, Longitude Prize, Great Britain in the Seven Years War

18th Century in Great Britain: War of Jenkins' Ear, French and Indian War, Longitude Prize, Great Britain in the Seven Years War


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: War of Jenkins' Ear, French and Indian War, Longitude prize, Great Britain in the Seven Years War, Seven Years' War, Satan's Harvest Home, Junius, Anglo-Prussian Alliance, Annus Mirabilis of 1759, Anglo-French Alliance, List of 18th-century British periodicals, Anglo-Prussian Convention, Monthly Review, Broad bottom government. Excerpt: The Kingdom of Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War which lasted between 1756 and 1763. Britain emerged from the war as the world's leading colonial power having gained a number of new territories at the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and established itself as the world's pre-eminent naval power. The war started poorly for Britain, suffering several defeats to France in North America during 1754-55 and losing Minorca in 1756. The same year Britain's major ally Austria switched sides and aligned itself with France and Britain was hastily forced to conclude a new alliance with Frederick the Great's Prussia. For the next seven years these two nations were ranged against a growing number of enemy powers led by France. After a period of political instability, the rise of a government headed by the Duke of Newcastle and William Pitt provided Britain with firmer leadership allowing it to consolidate and achieve its war aims. In 1759 Britain enjoyed an Annus Mirabilis with success over the French on the Continent (Germany), in North America (reducing some enemy colonies as well as defending her own), and in India. In 1761 Britain also came into conflict with Spain. The following year they captured Havana and Manila, the western and eastern capitals of the Spanish Empire and repulsed a Spanish invasion of Portugal. By this time the Pitt-Newcastle Ministry had collapsed, Britain was short of credit and the generous peace terms offered by France and its allies were a...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156906798
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 138
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Weight: 259 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156906792
  • Publisher Date: 16 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: War of Jenkins' Ear, French and Indian War, Longitude Prize, Great Britain in the Seven Years War
  • Width: 189 mm


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