Passage: News of the two battles reached England in August. After several months of negotiations, the government of the Duke of Newcastle decided to send an army expedition the following year to dislodge the French. They chose Major General Edward Braddock to lead the expedition. Word of the British military plans leaked to France well before Braddock's departure for North America. In response, King Louis XV dispatched six regiments to New France under the command of Baron Dieskau in 1755. The British sent out their fleet in February 1755, intending to blockade French ports, but the French fleet had already sailed. Admiral Edward Hawke detached a fast squadron to North America in an attempt to intercept them. In a second British action, Admiral Edward Boscawen fired on the French ship Alcide on June 8, 1755, capturing her and two troop ships. The British harassed French shipping throughout 1755, seizing ships and capturing seamen. These actions contributed to the eventual formal declarations of war in spring 1756.
Between British blockading of French ports in 1755 and formal declarations of war in the following spring, how many years separated these events? How many months after the British sent their fleet to block French ports did Admiral Edward Boscawen fire on the French Ship Alcide? How many months passed between the British sending out their fleet and the British firing on the ship Alcide? How many months were there between the blockade on the French ports and Admiral firing on Alcide? How many total ships did Boscawen capture on June 8 1755? How many years after Admiral Edward Boscawn fired on the French Ship Alicide was war declared? How many years did it take to the eventual declarations of war? How many years was it between when the British sent out their fleet and war was declared? How many years were there between the dispatch of regiments to New France and the formal declaration of war? What happened first, blockade on the French ports or firing on Alcide? What happened first, the leak of British military plans to the French, or Braddock's departure for North America? What happened last, the sailing of the French fleet, or the arrival of the British fleet? What was the King's response for the leaked military plans? Which event happened first, declarations of war or King Louis XV dispatching the regiments? Which happened first, the negotiations, or the Duke of Newcastle sending an army expedition to dislodge the French?