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What was Dummer’s War (1722-1725)?

Introduction The Dummer’s War (1722-1725, also known as Father Rale’s War, Lovewell’s War, Greylock’s War, the Three Years War, the 4th Anglo-Abenaki War, or the Wabanaki-New England War of 1722-1725) was a series of battles between New England and the Wabanaki Confederacy (specifically the Miꞌkmaq, Maliseet, and Abenaki) who were allied with New France. The… Read More

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What was King William’s War (1688-1697)?

Introduction King William’s War (1688-1697, also known as the Second Indian War, Father Baudoin’s War, Castin’s War, or the First Intercolonial War in French) was the North American theatre of the Nine Years’ War (1688-1697), also known as the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg. It was the… Read More

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What were the Beaver Wars (1609-1701)?

Introduction The Beaver Wars, also known as the Iroquois Wars or the French and Iroquois Wars (French: Guerres franco-iroquoises), encompass a series of conflicts fought intermittently during the 17th century in North America (refer to French and Indian Wars (1688-1763)). They were battles for economic dominance throughout the Saint Lawrence River valley in Canada and… Read More

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What was King George’s War (1744-1748)?

Introduction King George’s War (1744-1748) is the name given to the military operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars. It took place primarily in the British provinces of New York, Massachusetts Bay (which included Maine as… Read More

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What was the Second Silesian War (1744-1745)?

Introduction The Second Silesian War (German: Zweiter Schlesischer Krieg) was a war between Prussia and Austria that lasted from 1744 to 1745 and confirmed Prussia’s control of the region of Silesia (now in south-western Poland). The war was fought mainly in Silesia, Bohemia, and Upper Saxony and formed one theatre of the wider War of… Read More

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What was the First Silesian War (1740-1742)?

Introduction The First Silesian War (German: Erster Schlesischer Krieg) was a war between Prussia and Austria that lasted from 1740 to 1742 and resulted in Prussia’s seizing most of the region of Silesia (now in south-western Poland) from Austria. The war was fought mainly in Silesia, Moravia and Bohemia (the lands of the Bohemian Crown)… Read More