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'''North American Theater''' | '''North American Theater''' | ||
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'''Indian Theater''' | '''Indian Theater''' | ||
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[[1755 - British expedition in Madura and Tinnevelly|British expedition in Madura and Tinnevelly]], February 1755 | [[1755 - British expedition in Madura and Tinnevelly|British expedition in Madura and Tinnevelly]], February 1755 | ||
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[[1756 - Prussian invasion of Saxony|Prussian invasion of Saxony]], August to October 1756 | [[1756 - Prussian invasion of Saxony|Prussian invasion of Saxony]], August to October 1756 | ||
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| + | [[1756 - Russian operations in the Baltic Sea|Russian operations in the Baltic Sea]], September to October 1756 | ||
[[1756 - Prussian operations in Eastern Bohemia|Prussian operations in Eastern Bohemia]], September to November 1756 | [[1756 - Prussian operations in Eastern Bohemia|Prussian operations in Eastern Bohemia]], September to November 1756 | ||
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[[1756 - British operation on the Malabar Coast|British operation on the Malabar Coast]], January to May 1756 | [[1756 - British operation on the Malabar Coast|British operation on the Malabar Coast]], January to May 1756 | ||
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| + | [[1756 - Operations in Carnatic|British and French operations in Carnatic]], January to August 1756 | ||
[[1756 - Siraj Ud Daulah expedition against Calcutta|Siraj Ud Daulah expedition against Calcutta]], April to June 1756 | [[1756 - Siraj Ud Daulah expedition against Calcutta|Siraj Ud Daulah expedition against Calcutta]], April to June 1756 | ||
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[[1757 - Prussian invasion of Bohemia|Prussian invasion of Bohemia]], April to June 1757 | [[1757 - Prussian invasion of Bohemia|Prussian invasion of Bohemia]], April to June 1757 | ||
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| + | [[1757 - Prussian incursions in Franconia and Thuringia|Prussian incursions in Franconia and Thuringia]], May to July 1757 | ||
[[1757 - Austrian invasion of Silesia|Austrian invasion of Silesia]], June to December 1757 | [[1757 - Austrian invasion of Silesia|Austrian invasion of Silesia]], June to December 1757 | ||
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[[1758 - Russian invasion of East Prussia|Russian invasion of East Prussia]], January to June 1758 | [[1758 - Russian invasion of East Prussia|Russian invasion of East Prussia]], January to June 1758 | ||
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[[1758 - Prussian invasion of Moravia|Prussian invasion of Moravia]], March to July 1758 | [[1758 - Prussian invasion of Moravia|Prussian invasion of Moravia]], March to July 1758 | ||
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'''European Theater''' | '''European Theater''' | ||
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[[1759 - Prussian incursions behind enemy lines|Prussian incursions behind enemy lines]], February to May 1759 | [[1759 - Prussian incursions behind enemy lines|Prussian incursions behind enemy lines]], February to May 1759 | ||
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[[1759 - Reich and Austrian invasion of Saxony|Reich and Austrian invasion of Saxony]], July to December 1759 | [[1759 - Reich and Austrian invasion of Saxony|Reich and Austrian invasion of Saxony]], July to December 1759 | ||
| − | [[1759 - Allied counter-offensive in | + | [[1759 - Allied counter-offensive in Western Germany|Allied counter-offensive in western Germany]], August 1759 to January 1760 |
[[1759 - Swedish campaign in Pomerania|Swedish campaign in Pomerania]], August to October 1759 | [[1759 - Swedish campaign in Pomerania|Swedish campaign in Pomerania]], August to October 1759 | ||
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[[1760 - British operations in the Mediterranean|British operations in the Mediterranean]], April to June 1760 | [[1760 - British operations in the Mediterranean|British operations in the Mediterranean]], April to June 1760 | ||
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[[1760 - Russian campaign in Brandenburg|Russian campaign in Brandenburg]], May to November 1760 | [[1760 - Russian campaign in Brandenburg|Russian campaign in Brandenburg]], May to November 1760 | ||
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[[1761 - Prussian first raid in Greater Poland|Prussian first raid in Greater Poland]], June to July 1761 | [[1761 - Prussian first raid in Greater Poland|Prussian first raid in Greater Poland]], June to July 1761 | ||
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[[1761 - Swedish campaign in Pomerania|Swedish campaign in Pomerania]], July to December 1761 | [[1761 - Swedish campaign in Pomerania|Swedish campaign in Pomerania]], July to December 1761 | ||
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[[1762 - Spanish campaign in Portugal|Spanish campaign in Portugal]], April to November 1762 | [[1762 - Spanish campaign in Portugal|Spanish campaign in Portugal]], April to November 1762 | ||
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[[1762 - Prussian campaign in Saxony|Prussian campaign in Saxony]], May to November 1762 | [[1762 - Prussian campaign in Saxony|Prussian campaign in Saxony]], May to November 1762 | ||
Latest revision as of 18:16, 4 May 2018
Hierarchical Path: Main Page >> Campaigns
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| It is interesting to consider Campaign Logistics to have a better idea of the enormous organisation necessary to maintain an army in the field. The amount of provisions required for a single week is just astounding.
For River crossing, most armies of the period used quite similar techniques. |
Contents
Year 1754
 Digby Smith, the celebrated military historian, has just published the first volume of a series dedicated to the events of the Seven Years War. This 300 pages volume covers comprehensively the world-wide events to the Battle of Rossbach. It includes 51 maps, 38 orders of battle, and an effective gazetteer of place names to make the understanding of campaigns possible. The book is available from Ken Trotman Books.
 This 296 pages volume covers the world-wide events in 1758 and 1759 with a particular emphasis on the annus Mirabilis of 1759 with great victories by British forces over their French opponents. It includes 78 maps, 83 orders of battle, and continues to provide a gazetteer of place names to make the understanding of campaigns possible. The book is available from Ken Trotman Books. |
North American Theater
Operations on the Ohio River, April to July 1754
Year 1755
Indian Theater
British operation on the Malabar Coast, January to February 1756
British expedition in Madura and Tinnevelly, February 1755
French expedition in Carnatic, 1755
North American Theater
British expedition against Fort Beauséjour, May to December 1755
British expedition against Fort Duquesne, May to July 1755
French reinforcement of Canada, May to June 1755
British expedition against Fort Niagara, July to October 1755
British expedition against Fort Saint-Frédéric (Crown Point), August to November 1755
Year 1756
European Theater
Allied reinforcement of Great Britain, May 1756
French expedition against Minorca, April to June 1756
French deployment inside France, as of July 1756
Prussian invasion of Saxony, August to October 1756
Russian operations in the Baltic Sea, September to October 1756
Prussian operations in Eastern Bohemia, September to November 1756
Indian Theater
British operation on the Malabar Coast, January to May 1756
British and French operations in Carnatic, January to August 1756
Siraj Ud Daulah expedition against Calcutta, April to June 1756
British expedition against Calcutta, October 1756 to February 1757
North American Theater
French expedition against Fort Bull, February to April 1756
Indian raids on the Western Borders of the British Colonies, April to October 1756
French reinforcement of Canada, April to May 1756
Operations on Lake Ontario, May to August 1756
Operations on Lake Champlain, May to November 1756
Year 1757
European Theater
French invasion of Hanover, March to October 1757
British operations in the Mediterranean, March to May 1757
Swedish campaign in Pomerania, March to December 1757
Prussian invasion of Bohemia, April to June 1757
Prussian incursions in Franconia and Thuringia, May to July 1757
Austrian invasion of Silesia, June to December 1757
Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony, July to November 1757
French deployment inside France, as of August 1757
Russian campaign in East Prussia, August to September 1757
British raid on Rochefort, September 1757
Austrian raid on Berlin, October 1757
Allied counter-offensive in Hanover, November to December 1757
Indian Theater
British expedition against Chandernagore, March 1757
British and French operations in Carnatic, April to September 1757
British campaign in Bengal, June 1757
North American Theater
British and French operations on Lake George, January to March 1757
British expedition against Louisbourg, May to September 1757
French expedition against Fort William Henry, July to August 1757
French raid on German Flats, October to November 1757
Year 1758
European Theater
Russian invasion of East Prussia, January to June 1758
Allied winter offensive in western Germany, February to April 1758
Prussian invasion of Moravia, March to July 1758
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, April 1758
British first expedition against the French Coasts, May to July 1758
Allied campaign on the west bank of the Rhine, June to August 1758
Swedish campaign in Pomerania, June to December 1758
Naval operations in the Baltic, July to November 1758
French offensive in Hesse, July to December 1758
French offensive in Westphalia, August to November 1758
Russian invasion of Brandenburg, July to October 1758
Austrian invasion of Silesia, August to November 1758
Austrian invasion of Saxony, August to November 1758
British second expedition against the French Coasts, August to September 1758
African Theater
British expedition against Fort Louis in Senegal, April 1758
British expedition against Gorée in Senegal, October to December 1758
Indian Theater
French operations on the coast of Coromandel, April 1758 to February 1759
British operations in Deccan, October to December 1758
North American Theater
British expedition against the fortress of Louisbourg, February to July 1758
British expedition against Fort Duquesne, April to November 1758
British expedition against Carillon (Ticonderoga), June to July 1758
British expedition against Fort Frontenac, August 1758
Year 1759
European Theater
Allied spring offensive in western Germany, January to April 1759
French offensive in western Germany, May to August 1759
Prussian incursions behind enemy lines, February to May 1759
Austrian campaign in Upper Silesia and Lusatia, March to September 1759
Prussian incursion in Franconia, April to June 1759
Naval operations in the Mediterranean, April to August 1759
Russian campaign in Brandenburg, April to September 1759
French aborted invasion of England, July to August 1759
Reich and Austrian invasion of Saxony, July to December 1759
Allied counter-offensive in western Germany, August 1759 to January 1760
Swedish campaign in Pomerania, August to October 1759
Russian campaign in Lower Silesia, September to October 1759
Indian Theater
British expedition against Masulipatam, January to April 1759
British operations on the Malabar Coast, February to March 1759
British relief of Patna, February to June 1759
British operations on the coast of Coromandel, March to December 1759
Dutch operations in Bengal, June to November 1759
French operations in the Persian Gulf, October 1759
North American Theater
British expedition against Quebec, February to September 1759
British expedition against Fort Niagara, June to July 1759
British expedition against Carillon (Ticonderoga), June to September 1759
West Indies Theater
British expedition against Martinique and Guadeloupe, November 1758 to May 1759
Year 1760
European Theater
British operations on the Atlantic coasts of France, January to December 1760
French expedition against the Irish Coasts, February 1760
Austrian campaign in Saxony, February to December 1760
Austro-Russian campaign in Silesia, March to October 1760
British operations in the Mediterranean, April to June 1760
French campaign in western Germany, May to October 1760
Russian campaign in Brandenburg, May to November 1760
Swedish campaign in Pomerania, August to October 1760
British canceled expedition against the Austrian Netherlands, August to November 1760
Indian Theater
British operations in Bengal, December 1759 to December 1760
British operations on the coast of Coromandel, January 1760 to January 1761
North American Theater
French expedition against Québec, March to May 1760
British three pronged attack against Montréal, March to September 1760
British expedition against the Cherokee Indians, March to August 1760
French reinforcement of Canada, April to July 1760
West Indies Theater
British naval operations in the West Indies, January to December 1760
Year 1761
European Theater
Russian campaign in Pomerania, January to December 1761
Allied campaign in Hesse, February to March 1761
British expedition against Belle-Isle, March to June 1761
Prussian incursion in Franconia, April 1761
Austro-Russian campaign in Silesia, April to December 1761
Austrian campaign in Saxony, 1761
Prussian first raid in Greater Poland, June to July 1761
French campaign in western Germany, June to November 1761
Swedish campaign in Pomerania, July to December 1761
Prussian second raid in Greater Poland, September 1761
Indian Theater
British operations in Bengal, January to June 1761
North American Theater
British expedition against the Cherokee Indians, April to June 1761
West Indies Theater
British expedition against Dominica, June 1761
Year 1762
European Theater
Spanish campaign in Portugal, April to November 1762
French campaign in western Germany, May to November 1762
Prussian campaign in Saxony, May to November 1762
Prussian campaign in Silesia, July to October 1762
Asian Theater
British expedition against Manila, September to October 1762
North American Theater
French expedition against Newfoundland, May 1762
South American Theater
Spanish expedition against Colonia del Sacramento, August to October 1762
Anglo-Portuguese expedition against La Plata, November 1762 to January 1763
West Indies Theater
British expedition against Martinique, January to March 1762
British expedition against Cuba, March to August 1762
Year 1763
South American Theater
Spanish expedition against Brazil, January 1763
