CHAPTER VII

WAR BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND SPAIN, 1739. WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION,
1740. FRANCE JOINS SPAIN AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN, 1744. SEA BATTLES OF
MATTHEWS, ANSON, AND HAWKE. PEACE OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, 1748.

Characteristics of the wars from 1739 to 1783
Neglect of the navy by French government
Colonial possessions of the French, English, and Spaniards
Dupleix and La Bourdonnais in India
Condition of the contending navies
Expeditions of Vernon and Anson
Outbreak of the War of the Austrian Succession
England allies herself to Austria
Naval affairs in the Mediterranean
Influence of Sea Power on the war
Naval battle off Toulon, 1744
Causes of English failure
Courts-martial following the action
Inefficient action of English navy
Capture of Louisburg by New England colonists, 1745
Causes which concurred to neutralize England's Sea Power
France overruns Belgium and invades Holland
Naval actions of Anson and Hawke
Brilliant defence of Commodore l'Etenduere
Projects of Dupleix and La Bourdonnais in the East Indies
Influence of Sea Power in Indian affairs
La Bourdonnais reduces Madras
Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748