The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy

In 1783, the Peace of Paris treaties famously concluded the American Revolution. However, the Revolution could have come to an end two years earlier had diplomats from the Habsburg realms-the largest continental European power-succeeded in their attempts to convene a Congress of Vienna in 1781. Brin...

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Main Author: Singerton, Jonathan (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville University of Virginia Press 2022
Series:The Revolutionary Age
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