Losing America, securing an empire: the rise of British global power in the late 18th century

Abstract

The Wars for Empire, 1689-1748 -- The Seven Years' War and the Economic Aftermath, 1754-1770 -- The American Colonial Situation at the War's Onset, 1770-1775 -- Canada, India, and the West Indies at the War's Onset, 1770-1775 -- War in the Colonies, 1775-1778 -- Global War, 1778-1780 -- British Successes, British Failures,1781-1782 -- The War's Conclusion, Late 1781-1783 -- Aftermath of the American Revolution.