1. 1. GEORGE I & II Military aspects
2. 2. K i n g G e o r g e I I A s c e n d e d : Ju n e 1 1 , 1 7 2 7 D i e d : O c t o b e r 2 5 , 1 7 6 0 N o t e : a d j u s t e d f o r c h a n g e f r o m Ju l i a n t o G r e g o r i a n c a l e n d a r 1 7 5 1 / 1 7 5 2 ( 3 3 y e a r s 1 m o n t h s 1 4 d a y s ) King George I Ascended: August 1, 1714 Died: June 11, 1727 (12 years 10 months 9 days)
3. 3. Great Britain & France For many years they were in conflict. (see The chronology of war between France and England) From 1713 to 1739 they enjoyed a period of repose after signing of the Treaty of Utretch: - Walpole was Chief Minister in Great Britain 1721-1742 -Fleury was Chief Minister in France 1720-1729
4. 4. Great Britain & Spain The Battle of Cape Passaro, 11 August 1718 by Peter Monamy and Isaac Sailmaker Date painted: c.17181740s Oil on canvas, 90 x 122 cm Collection: National Maritime Museum
5. 5. T H E B A T T L E O F C A P E PA S S A R O : By the Treaty of Utrecht, France and Austria contemplated ceding Sicily to the Emperor. This arrangement displeased the Spanish, who wanted to recover Sardinia and Sicily from Italy (1718). On 17 December 1718, France, Britain and Austria declared war on Spain.The Netherlands joined them later, declaring war on Spain in August 1719 (War of the Quadruple Alliance) The Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England in a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passaro.
6. 6. WAR OF JENKINS EAR
7. 7. Great Britain & Spain -War of Jenkins Ear ->conflict between Great Britain and Spain (October 1739) -It was precipitated by an incident that took place in 1738 when Captain Robert Jenkins appeared before a committee of the House of Commons and exhibited his own amputated ear, cut off in April 1731 in the West Indies by Spanish coast guards, who had boarded his ship, pillaged it, and then set it adrift.
8. 8. -WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION-[17401748]
9. 9. -The war of the Austrian succession is a conglomeration of related wars. To understand the conflict, lets watch the following video:
10. 10. TREATY OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE -This treaty ended the War of Austrian Succession . - Signatories : Great Britain, France, the Habsburg Empire, the United Provinces of the Low Countries (Netherlands), Prussia, Spain, Modena, Genoa, and Sardinia. Prussia keeps the former Austrian province of Silesia France regains the fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
11. 11. Maps before and after the treaty: Europe in the years after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748