HIS103Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: The Historical Journal, Battle Of Hastenbeck, Kabinett
Two parts: one in Europe, one in North America
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Prussia and Russia become great powers
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Britain came out ahead of Spain and France
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France would not be restored until French Revolutionary armies
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Invasion of Saxony --> initially successful
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Begun by Frederick, believed that Austrians would attack first in order to recover
Silesia (taken during war of Austrian Succession)
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France responds
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Victory in Prague
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Losses at Kolin
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Invasion of Bohemia
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Serious damage done at Gross Jagersdorf
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Russians advance against Prussia
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Rossbach extremely harmful to French (also fighting overseas)
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Directly at war with Britain - 1756
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Victory at Rossbach and Leuthen by Prussians
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Minorca captured by French
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Hastenbeck
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Klosterseven
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Initial French victories
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France could not sustain both wars
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Anglo-French War
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Sweden contributed little against Prussia
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British help to Prussia
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Prussia focuses on maintaining internal borders --> not spread too thinly
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Won enough battles
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Put up some fight
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Prussia effective at 'surviving' against odds
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Russian and French alliance fell apart
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British acquisitions in North America
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Death of Catharine the Great - succeeded by Peter III - peace with Prussia
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France mostly excluded from North America
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Britain maritime and continental dominance
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Financial problems for France which contributed to issues causing French Revolution
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1. “The Seven Years War” in
The Oxford Companion to Military History.
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Britain's public administration and tax system = wars
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'British success not due to military, but money'
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Victory because cared for troops
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Favorable depictions of leaders --> seemed to care
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Welfare of troops relied on fresh provisions, accommodations
2. Erica Charters, “The Caring Fiscal-Military State During the Seven Years War,
1756-1763,”
The Historical Journal
, vol. 52, no 4 (December 2009): 921-941. (LCR)
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Tutorial 1.5: The Seven Years’ War
November 3, 2016
1:00 PM
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Document Summary
1:00 pm: the seven years war in the oxford companion to military history. Two parts: one in europe, one in north america. Britain came out ahead of spain and france. France would not be restored until french revolutionary armies. Begun by frederick, believed that austrians would attack first in order to recover. Rossbach extremely harmful to french (also fighting overseas) Prussia focuses on maintaining internal borders --> not spread too thinly. Death of catharine the great - succeeded by peter iii - peace with prussia. Financial problems for france which contributed to issues causing french revolution: erica charters, the caring fiscal-military state during the seven years war, Britain"s public administration and tax system = wars. "british success not due to military, but money" Favorable depictions of leaders --> seemed to care. Welfare of troops relied on fresh provisions, accommodations. Needed to keep men healthy --> state"s responsibility. Portugal: lack of provisions caused disorder and disease.
