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Invading Australia. Japan and the Battle for Australia, 1942. Melbourne: Penguin Group (Australia). ISBN 978-0-670-02925-9. "Japanese Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, Volume II – Part I". Reports of General MacArthur. United States Army Center of Military History. 1994. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009
In spite of this war with Spain swiftly became unavoidable; by 1761, France looked as if it was going to lose the war with Britain. Suspecting that a French defeat in the Seven Years' War would upset the balance of power, Charles signed the Family Compact with France (both countries were ruled by branches of the Bourbon family) in August 1761.
This is a list of wars involving modern France from the abolition of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic on 21 September 1792 until the current Fifth Republic. For wars involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792), see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France .
This however was put on hold following Britain's coalition with Spain against Revolutionary France. [5] The following year however Great Britain was at war with both Spain and the French First Republic in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The Spanish government recognised that the United Kingdom was the main threat to their colonies ...
This is a list of wars, armed conflicts and rebellions involving the Commonwealth of Australia (1901–present) and its predecessor colonies, the colonies of New South Wales (1788–1901), Van Diemen's Land (1825–1856), Tasmania (1856–1901), Victoria (1851–1901), Swan River (1829–1832), Western Australia (1832–1901), South Australia (1836–1901), and Queensland (1859–1901).
Up to 1940, relations between Britain and France were closer than those between Britain and the US. [99] This also started the beginning of the French and British Special Relationship. After 1907 the British fleet was built up to stay far ahead of Germany. However, Britain nor France committed itself to entering a war if Germany attacked the other.
Truku War (1914) Japan: Truku Tribe: Victory. Truku Tribe were scattered into many different locations. Tapani incident (1915) Japan: Tai Republic Han Taiwanese Taiwanese aborigines: Victory. The colonial government subsequently took steps to improve colonial administration in southern Taiwan. World War I (1914–1918) Japan France United ...
Two new countries entered the war in 1762. Britain declared war against Spain on 4 January 1762; Spain reacted by issuing its own declaration of war against Britain on 18 January. [82] Portugal followed by joining the war on Britain's side. Spain, aided by the French, launched an invasion of Portugal and succeeded in capturing Almeida.