A Decision for War: The Formulation of English Foreign Policy from September 1754 to July 1755.

Abstract

This essay examines the formulation of English policy toward France from September 1754 to July 1755. During this period Anglo-French relations went through a transformation from the watchful peace established at Aix-la-Chapelle to a state of undeclared war. By using as a framework the negotiations between London and Versailles aimed at resolving the boundary disputes in North America, this study details in chronological order the progress of English diplomacy toward both the continent and the colonies from the receipt of the news of Washington's capitulation at Fort Necessity to the rupture of Anglo-French relations ten months later. This work provides a basis for the continued discussion into the origins of the Great War for Empire, the complex interrelationships between Europe and her overseas possessions in the eighteenth century, and their impact upon continental diplomacy. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1981
Accession Number
ADA102901

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  • James R. Mclean

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
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  • Continents
  • Diplomacy
  • Employment
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Great Lakes
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • New England
  • New York
  • North America
  • Nova Scotia
  • Personnel Management
  • Treaties

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  • History

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