The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748
The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748

Author: M.S. Anderson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-11

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1317899202

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Set in motion by the disputed succession of Maria Theresa and her husband to the lands and dignities of Emperor Charles VI, this series of major conflicts (1740-48) involved far more than just the fate of the Habsurgs: soon, Austria, Prussia, France, Britain, Spain, Bavaria, Saxony and the Netherlands were embroiled in their different but interlocking power struggles, with profound long-term significance for Europe and beyond. The war marks the rise of Prussia to great-power status, and the opening of the struggle between France and Britain for maritime supremacy and colonial empire in North America, the Caribbean and India. This book examines the war and its consequences in their widest context.

The Navy in the War of 1739-48: Volume 1
The Navy in the War of 1739-48: Volume 1

Author: H. W. Richmond

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1107690056

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Part one of Richmond's 1920 three-volume series on the role of the Navy during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

The Navy In The War Of 1739-48
The Navy In The War Of 1739-48

Author: Herbert William Richmond

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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Report
Report

Author: Public Archives of Canada

Publisher:

Published: 1906

Total Pages: 1028

ISBN-13:

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Report accompanied by historical documents, calendars, etc.

Anatomy of a Naval Disaster
Anatomy of a Naval Disaster

Author: James Pritchard

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1995-09-28

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 0773565531

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Pritchard describes the domestic and international political circumstances in France that gave rise to the expedition, outlining strategy and politics in the context of colonial defence and continental ambition. He reconstructs the events that contributed to the failure of the expedition - human and institutional weakness, weather, spoiled provisions, disease, and the death of the commanding admiral. Anatomy of a Naval Disaster exposes the ambitions and frailties of men, the arbitrariness of success, and the limits of power in the eighteenth century.