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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King George's War canonical | 31 |
| King George’s War | 2 |
| War of the Austrian Succession in North America | 2 |
| King George’s War in North America | 1 |
| North American theater of King George's War | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King George’s War in North America
this entity surface form:
War of the Austrian Succession in North America
this entity surface form:
North American theater of King George's War
this entity surface form:
King George’s War
this entity surface form:
War of the Austrian Succession in North America
this entity surface form:
King George’s War
subject surface form:
David Wooster