The War of Jenkins' Ear begins as an Anglo-Spanish conflict in October 1739. The opening chronology places the War of the Austrian Succession in the following year. Keeping the earlier war distinct helps explain the Caribbean expedition's origins before the European struggle widened. The wider war involved many states, with Saxony and Sardinia appearing on both sides as their alignments changed.
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Why distinguish Jenkins' Ear from the Austrian Succession?
The Anglo-Spanish war began in 1739, before a wider European conflict brought in changing coalitions.