King George's War

King George's War is the name given to the military operations in North America that formed part of the 1740–1748 War of the Austrian Succession. It was one of the French and Indian Wars. The War of Jenkins? Ear officially began when a Spanish commander chopped off the ear of the English captain Robert Jenkins and told him to take that to his King. The war broke out in 1739 between the Spanish and English and was confined to the Caribbean and Georgia. This escalated into the King George?s War when the French joined the side of Spain. In the course of the war, British colonial forces captured the French stronghold of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, but this gain was returned to France under the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. King George's War did nothing to stop the showdown between Britain and France. Austria shifted its allegiance from Britain to France, as Britain became allies with Prussia and the conflict continued. This would lead to the Seven Years War, and the French and Indian War in North America.

Related Topics:
North America - 1740 - 1748 - War of the Austrian Succession - French and Indian Wars - War of Jenkins? Ear - Robert Jenkins - 1739 - Caribbean - Georgia - French - Spain - British - Colonial - Louisbourg - Cape Breton Island - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle - Austria - Prussia - Seven Years War - French and Indian War

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