-
Period: to
7 years war
-
Austrian powers plan to invade Prussia with there allies
It was one of the first big battles in europe and forced Prussia to fight a war on two fronts. France in the west and Austria and Russia in the east. Also this forces the British to sign a new treaty with Prussia that would give them more finacial support. -
Battle Of fort Osswego
It was one of the first big French victories in New France. It showed that France were winning. They could win over North america -
Battle of fort William Henry
The biggest win in Canada For the french. Final victory for Montcalm
This was the biggest french win in north america and last major win for Canada in the war -
Battle of Louisbourg
The British fired cannonballs at the french ships because of weather they couldn't directly attack
This turned the tide of the war for the British. The British didn't actually fight on land they took out french ships and burned down the kings Bastion the biggest building in North america. Then they tried a risky attack on the beach in front of Louisbourg after the fog had cleared and it payed off. -
Battle of Kay
The prussians tried to attack a larger russian army in europe and failed
This aloud the russians and Austria to converge. It proved to be dangerous to the prussians -
Landing of beauport shore
With winter drawing near James Wolfe tries to attack beauport shore where the french army were entrenched.This strategy had worked a year earlier a louisbourg but failed him here -
Plains of Abraham
The British marched up a goat path to Quebec and got in a mile long line while fighting the disorganized french who were firing on them while they were lining up.
This endend the french miltary in Canada. In the north american front the british had won -
Treaty of St Petersburg
The prussians and the Russians signed a treaty that gave the occupied prussian land back to prussia
This endend the prussian and Russian fighting. This also set the russians to start the great nordic war. -
Anglo-spanish war begins
after the treaty of St Petersburg was signed France needed a new ally.Portugual a neutral country was invaded spain which forced the english to intervene and the the french got the ally they were looking for -
Treaty of paris
The french officaly gave up there milatary in north america
This endend the war the British and prussians had won.Also this ended the Anglo-Spanish war.
