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To: NP-INCOMPLETE
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In 1688, King James was replaced in a bloodless coup d'etat by the usurper William of Orange. The King, however, fled to Ireland, where there was something (but not much) of a war -- Battle of the Boyne, and all that. You can count this as a "win."

From 1740 through 1745, England was involved in the War of the Austrian Succession. You can count this as a "win" despite the embarrassment administered by the Irish Brigade at Fontenoy.

In 1745, Prince Charles Edward Stuart (of blessed memory as "Bonnie Prince Charlie") led a legitimist revolt against the Hannoverian usurper, culminating in the unfortunate battle of Culloden, where an Anglo-German army aided by lowlanders and led by the Duke of Cumberland (aka "Stinking Billy") defeated the Scots and commenced a campaign of cultural ethnic cleansing starting with a Sonderaktion along the road to Inverness. Another "win."

From 1754 through 1762, England was involved in the Seven Years' War, known in America as the French and Indian War. That's when Canada was conquered. Another win, although the Duke of Cumberland (still unaccustomed to fighting against soldiers), actually surrendered to the French in 1757. His agreement was repudiated by King George II, under public pressure. And the British forces were eventually led to victory by Ferdinand of Brunswick.

30 posted on 02/15/2003 6:30:33 PM PST by Goetz_von_Berlichingen
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To: Goetz_von_Berlichingen
. . . the unfortunate battle of Culloden

Let’s not overlook the rather different outcome of the prelude to Culloden.

43 posted on 02/16/2003 10:42:07 AM PST by Gael (Psst. Hey buddy, wanna buy some duct tape?)
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