French campaign of 1752

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The French campaign of 1752 was a military expedition by French colonial forces during the Chickasaw Wars aimed at subduing the Chickasaw people and consolidating French influence in the lower Mississippi Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century conflict
military campaign
aimedAt weakening Chickasaw alliances with British traders
belligerent Chickasaw NERFINISHED
France
chronologyWithin pre-Seven Years' War period in North America
conflict Chickasaw Wars NERFINISHED
conflictType European–Native American conflict
colonial war
country France
endTime 1752
ethnicTarget Chickasaw people NERFINISHED
follows earlier French expeditions against the Chickasaw
goal consolidation of French influence in the lower Mississippi Valley
securing French colonial communications along the Mississippi River
subjugation of the Chickasaw
hasCause French desire to control trade routes in the lower Mississippi Valley
resistance of the Chickasaw to French expansion
hasEffect ongoing instability in the lower Mississippi frontier
reinforcement of Chickasaw reputation as effective resisters of French power
historicalContext French efforts to secure the Gulf Coast hinterland
competition for Native alliances in the Southeast
historicalRegion New France NERFINISHED
involves French colonial militia
Native auxiliaries allied with France
regular French troops stationed in Louisiana
location Chickasaw homeland
Louisiana (New France) NERFINISHED
Lower Mississippi Valley NERFINISHED
militaryObjective destruction of Chickasaw towns and strongholds
intimidation of Chickasaw into accepting French terms
opponent Chickasaw people NERFINISHED
opposedBy Chickasaw leadership
participant Chickasaw warriors NERFINISHED
French colonial troops
Native American allies of France
partOf Chickasaw Wars NERFINISHED
French colonial expansion in North America
French–Native American relations in the 18th century
relatedTo French–British rivalry in North America NERFINISHED
control of the Mississippi River corridor
result continued Chickasaw resistance
limited French success in subduing the Chickasaw
startTime 1752
strategicImportance control of overland routes between the Ohio Valley and the Gulf of Mexico
protection of French settlements in Louisiana
theatreOfWar North American interior

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Chickasaw Wars hasPart French campaign of 1752