Atlantic theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession

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maritime theatre theatre of war

The Atlantic theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession was the maritime front where British, French, and allied naval forces contested control of Atlantic sea lanes, colonial trade, and overseas territories during the mid-18th-century conflict.

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Label	Occurrences
Atlantic theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession canonical	1
Naval operations of the War of the Austrian Succession	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime theatre ⓘ theatre of war ⓘ
affected	British colonial trade ⓘ Dutch colonial trade ⓘ French colonial trade ⓘ Portuguese colonial trade ⓘ Spanish colonial trade ⓘ
conflictBetween	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ allied naval forces of Britain ⓘ allied naval forces of France ⓘ
endedBy	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1748 ⓘ
hasContext	competition for control of Atlantic trade routes ⓘ rivalry for overseas empires ⓘ
hasLanguageOfBelligerents	Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent	Dutch Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
involves	amphibious operations ⓘ blockades ⓘ commerce raiding ⓘ convoy escort operations ⓘ privateering ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Atlantic coast ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ West African coast ⓘ
objective	control of Atlantic sea lanes ⓘ disruption of enemy commerce ⓘ protection of colonial trade ⓘ seizure of enemy colonies ⓘ
partOf	War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ global maritime conflict between Britain and France ⓘ
relatedTo	Caribbean theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Jenkins' Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	capture of merchant ships ⓘ disruption of transatlantic commerce ⓘ losses of naval vessels ⓘ temporary occupation of some colonial outposts ⓘ
startTime	1740 ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) → theatre → Atlantic theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ

Western Front of the War of the Austrian Succession → relatedTo → Atlantic theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naval operations of the War of the Austrian Succession