Third Indian War

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The Third Indian War, better known as King George's War, was the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748), marked by colonial and Indigenous conflicts between British and French interests.

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instanceOf North American theater of a European war
colonial war
war
alsoKnownAs King George's War
belligerent British colonies in North America
France
French colonies in North America
Indigenous allies of Britain
Indigenous allies of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
cause extension of the War of the Austrian Succession to North America
rivalry between Britain and France for control of North America
chronologicalPosition third of the four major French and Indian Wars
combatantsDescription European imperial powers and their colonial and Indigenous allies
conflictType military conflict
endTime 1748
followedBy French and Indian War
historicalEra 18th century
Colonial American period
impact heightened Anglo-French tensions in North America
increased militarization of British colonies
set stage for the French and Indian War
location Acadia
British North America
linked to: British Canada

New England
New France
North America
Nova Scotia
mainTheater North American east coast
notableBattle Battle of Grand Pré (1747)
Raid on Saratoga (1745)
Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744)
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
participant Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki

Iroquois Confederacy (to a limited extent)
Maliseet people
Mi'kmaq people
linked to: Mi’kmaq

New England colonial militias
Royal Navy
partOf War of the Austrian Succession
precededBy Queen Anne's War
relatedConflict First Indian War
Fourth Indian War (French and Indian War)
Second Indian War
result status quo ante bellum in North America
startTime 1744
theaterOf War of the Austrian Succession in North America
linked to: King George's War
treaty Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
treatySignedIn 1748

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King George's War alsoKnownAs Third Indian War