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Vergennes, foreign minister of France, worried that a war over the Bavarian succession would upset his plans against Britain. Ever since the Seven Years' War, France's Foreign Ministers, beginning with Choiseul, had followed the general idea that the independence of Britain's North American colonies would be good for France and bad for Britain, and furthermore that French attempts to recover ...
The Battle of Ushant (also called the First Battle of Ushant) took place on 27 July 1778, [2] and was fought during the American Revolutionary War between French and British fleets 100 miles (160 km) west of Ushant, an island at the mouth of the English Channel off the westernmost point of France. "Ushant" is the anglicised pronunciation of ...
Anglo-French War (1294–1303) – known as the Gascon War in English and the Guyenne War in French; Anglo-French War (1324) – known as the War of Saint-Sardos; Anglo-French War (1337–1453) – the Hundred Years' War and its peripheral conflicts, often broken up into: Edwardian War (1337–1360) Caroline War (1369–1389) Lancastrian War ...
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English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... War of 1778 may refer to: The Anglo-French War ... This page was last edited on 21 May 2016, ...
Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata (1845–1850) Battle of Vuelta de Obligado; British Empire Kingdom of France: Argentine Confederation: Argentine Confederation victory. Arana-Southern Treaty; France and Britain recognize the sovereignty of Argentina on La Plata River and its tributaries. First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846) East ...
The British had rapidly gained control over most French and Dutch outposts in India when news of these events reached India, spawning the Second Anglo-Mysore War in the process. In March 1781, French Admiral Bailli de Suffren was dispatched on a mission to provide military assistance to French colonies in India , leading a fleet of five ships ...
Revolt of 1173-74 defeated, Richards revolt successful in 1189 with the help of Philip II and French forces, Treaty of Azay-le-Rideau, Prince Richard becomes king of England at expense of Henry II following the battle of Ballans: Anglo-French War 1193–1199. Location: France Kingdom of France: Kingdom of England: Truce at Vernon Third Crusade ...