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Louis XV ruled France from 1715 to 1774.. The previous major conflict in Europe, the War of the Austrian Succession, ended in 1748 with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.This peace agreement was very unpopular with the French populace who saw the terms as excessively lenient to France's enemies, specifically Britain and the Dutch Republic, and many regarded it as a breathing space before war resumed.
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (French pronunciation: [lwi ʒozɛf də mɔ̃kalm ɡozɔ̃]; 28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (whose North American theatre is also referred to as the French and Indian War).
Pages in category "French military personnel of the Seven Years' War" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
French Carried out a wonderful ten-year campaign (1370–1380) during the second phase of the Hundred Years' War that saw the French recapture nearly all of the territory lost under the Treaty of Brétigny. La Hire: c. 1390–1443 French Most famous for leading the French vanguard in the spectacular victory at Patay. Jean Bureau: c. 1390–1463 ...
French military personnel of the Seven Years' War (1 C, 76 P) Pages in category "French people of the Seven Years' War" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Britain’s forces captured and imprisoned 64,373 French sailors over the course of the Seven Years’ War. Some prisoners of war died from malnutrition or disease, but many were released later.
The Seven Years' War is the central theme of G. E. Lessing's 1767 play Minna von Barnhelm or the Soldiers' Happiness. Numerous towns and other places now in United States were named after Frederick the Great to commemorate the victorious conclusion of the war, including Frederick , Maryland, and King of Prussia , Pennsylvania.
The French Soldier in Colonial America. Bloomfield, Ont.: Museum Restoration Service. Chartrand, René (1997). Louis XV's Army (5): Colonial and Naval Troops. Osprey Publishing. Eccles, W. J. (1974). "The French forces in North America during the Seven Years' War." Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, vol. 3 ...