King George's War

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King George's War was the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748), marked by colonial conflicts between British and French forces and their Indigenous allies in New England and eastern Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf North American theater of a European war
war
alsoKnownAs Third Indian War
King William's War
surface form: Third Intercolonial War
belligerent Abenaki allies
Thirteen Colonies
surface form: British Thirteen Colonies

Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
Maliseet allies
Mi'kmaq allies
New England Colonies
surface form: New England colonies

New France
Province of Massachusetts Bay
Nova Scotia
surface form: Province of Nova Scotia
cause dynastic and territorial disputes in the War of the Austrian Succession
conflict British colonies in North America
France
French colonies in North America
Great Britain
Indigenous allies of the British
Indigenous allies of the French
effect devastation of frontier settlements in New England
disruption of Indigenous communities in the region
increased resentment in New England over imperial policy
return of Louisbourg to France
endTime 1748
followedBy Seven Years' War
surface form: French and Indian War

British campaign against New France
surface form: North American theater of the Seven Years' War
historicalPeriod 18th century
historicalRegion Colonial America
surface form: Colonial North America
location Acadia
New England
Nova Scotia
Eastern Canada
surface form: eastern Canada
mainTheater North America
militaryTechnology cannon
muskets
wooden fortifications
notableEvent Annapolis Royal campaigns
Battle of Grand Pré (1747)
Raid on Saratoga (1745)
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
partOf War of the Austrian Succession
precededBy Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War
surface form: War of the Spanish Succession in North America
result status quo ante bellum in North America
startTime 1744
treaty Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668)
surface form: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
treatySigned 1748

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War of the Austrian Succession alsoKnownAs King George's War
this entity surface form: King George’s War in North America
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) conflictIn King George's War
Queen Anne's War followedBy King George's War
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) partOf King George's War
Siege of Louisbourg (1745) partOf King George's War
this entity surface form: War of the Austrian Succession in North America
Raid on Saratoga (1745) theatre King George's War
this entity surface form: North American theater of King George's War