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| Tango01 | 29 Aug 2019 3:06 p.m. PST |
"In 1929, historian Arthur H. Buffington apparently coined the phrase "The Second Hundred Years War" to cover the almost-endless series of Anglo-French conflicts that took place between 1689 and 1815. With one exception, the English/British won every one of the wars. During these wars, England/Britain fought as a member of a coalition including at least one continental great power, and sometimes more than one, lending her naval strength when it matched her interests and relying on her allies to fight the massive French army. With greater population and wealth than any of her potential foes, France could easily outmatch any one of them in a land war. France's sole victory, what became known as the American War, came about through careful diplomacy that isolated Britain from potential great power allies. The formula for success that had seen the British on the winning side in 1714, 1748 and 1763 included a willingness to fight to the last German. Without an alliance with Prussia or Austria, the British could not hire enough troops from the smaller German states to make up the difference nor would King George III – also the Elector of Hannover – tolerate a threat to the Hannoverian dynasty's north German homeland…"
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