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From the First Partition of Poland to Yorktown
byIt is generally taken for granted that France was ready to jump into the war between Britain and the rebelling North American colonies on…
War of the Austrian Succession
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The Two Sieges of Louisbourg: Harbingers of American Discontent
byWhen they heard the news in 1757, some New Englanders smirked. Others grew angry. The British were mounting a major expedition against the powerful…
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La Petite Guerre and American Indian Irregular Warfare: Siblings, But Not Twins
byWhen the major European powers began to use light troops in the mid-eighteenth century, they typically employed them in a manner of war that…