Early Modern era · 1762
Treaty of Fontainebleau
The Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed on November 3, 1762, was a secret agreement of 1762 in which the Kingdom of France ceded Louisiana to Spain. The treaty followed the last battle in the French and Indian War in North America, the Battle of Signal Hill in September 1762, which confirmed British control of Canada. In Europe, the associated Seven Years' War continued to rage.
Archive photo
- When
- 3 Nov 1762
- Where
- Fontainebleau
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762), CC BY-SA 4.0