What was Queen Anne's War?

Queen Anne's War, lasting from 1702 to 1713, was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought in North America. It involved the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, and Spain. While viewed in the United States as a standalone conflict, elsewhere it is considered the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession.

What we know

• Queen Anne's War took place between 1702 and 1713. [2]
• The conflict involved the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, and Spain. [2]
• In the United States, the conflict is regarded as a standalone war, whereas elsewhere it is seen as the American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession. [2]
• The war is also known by alternative names such as the Third Indian War and the Second Intercolonial War. [1, 2]

Where to go next

• the bigger pictureWhat was the War of the Spanish Succession?
• compared withWhat were the French and Indian Wars?
• how we knowWhich empires fought in North America during this period?
• what followedHow did colonial conflicts affect North American indigenous peoples?
• whenWhat was the timeline of 18th-century colonial North American wars?
• an unexpected connectionHow does Queen Anne's War connect to the famous pirate Blackbeard?Blackbeard famously used a flagship named Queen Anne's Revenge, which started its life as a French vessel named La Concorde before being captured.

Sources

• [1]Queen Anne's War (Wikidata Q869045) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Queen Anne's War · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Queen Anne's Revenge · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Queen Anne's School · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Queen Anne's Mansions · CC BY-SA 4.0