Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession)

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Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) was the coalition led by Britain that opposed France and its partners in the mid-18th-century European conflict over the Habsburg succession and broader balance-of-power issues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs British-led coalition in the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
conflict War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
diplomaticRoleOf British foreign policy in the mid-18th century ⓘ
endTime 1748 ⓘ
followedBy shifting alliances leading to the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 ⓘ
goal contain French power ⓘ
preserve the European balance of power ⓘ
protect British commercial and colonial interests ⓘ
secure the Habsburg succession for Maria Theresa ⓘ
hasCause Habsburg succession dispute ⓘ
balance-of-power concerns in Europe ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
ledBy Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
militaryType grand alliance ⓘ
opposed Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ
France (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) ⓘ
linked to: France and allies

Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
participant Dutch Republic ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Kingdom of Hanover ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
various German states ⓘ
partOf European balance-of-power system ⓘ
precededBy Anglo-Spanish War (Jenkins’ Ear phase overlapping) ⓘ
relatedConflict Seven Years’ War ⓘ
linked to: Seven Years' War
result international recognition of Maria Theresa’s position as ruler of the Habsburg lands ⓘ
limited territorial adjustments in Europe and overseas ⓘ
restoration of pre-war territorial status quo in many areas ⓘ
signedTruce Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ⓘ
startTime 1740 ⓘ
supported Habsburg Monarchy’s claim to the Austrian succession ⓘ
Maria Theresa ⓘ
theaterOfWar Caribbean ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Italian Peninsula ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
North America ⓘ
truceDate 1748 ⓘ

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Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) → belligerentAlliance → Great Britain (with its allies in the War of the Austrian Succession) ⓘ