Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession)

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coalition military alliance

Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) was the coalition led by Britain that opposed France and its partners in the mid-18th-century European conflict over the Habsburg succession and broader balance-of-power issues.

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Label	Occurrences
Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coalition ⓘ military alliance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	British-led coalition in the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
conflict	War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
diplomaticRoleOf	British foreign policy in the mid-18th century ⓘ
endTime	1748 ⓘ
followedBy	shifting alliances leading to the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 ⓘ
goal	contain French power ⓘ preserve the European balance of power ⓘ protect British commercial and colonial interests ⓘ secure the Habsburg succession for Maria Theresa ⓘ
hasCause	Habsburg succession dispute NERFINISHED ⓘ balance-of-power concerns in Europe ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
ledBy	Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryType	grand alliance ⓘ
opposed	Electorate of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ France (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant	Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ various German states ⓘ
partOf	European balance-of-power system ⓘ
precededBy	Anglo-Spanish War (Jenkins’ Ear phase overlapping) NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConflict	Seven Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	international recognition of Maria Theresa’s position as ruler of the Habsburg lands ⓘ limited territorial adjustments in Europe and overseas ⓘ restoration of pre-war territorial status quo in many areas ⓘ
signedTruce	Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1740 ⓘ
supported	Habsburg Monarchy’s claim to the Austrian succession ⓘ Maria Theresa NERFINISHED ⓘ
theaterOfWar	Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
truceDate	1748 ⓘ

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Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) → belligerentAlliance → Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) ⓘ