<P> 1760 marked a major milestone in British strategy , caused by the death of George II . His grandson George III was much less committed to a British role in Germany which he saw as unnecessary . He also disliked Newcastle and Pitt , describing them as `` knave '' and a `` snake in the grass '' , and elevated his former tutor Earl of Bute into a senior role in the cabinet . The dovish Bute soon clashed with Pitt over various aspects of British policy . Bute did give his assent to Pitt 's plan for a British expedition to capture the island of Belle Île in 1761 . </P>
<P> 1760 marked a major milestone in British strategy , caused by the death of George II . His grandson George III was much less committed to a British role in Germany which he saw as unnecessary . He also disliked Newcastle and Pitt , describing them as `` knave '' and a `` snake in the grass '' , and elevated his former tutor Earl of Bute into a senior role in the cabinet . The dovish Bute soon clashed with Pitt over various aspects of British policy . Bute did give his assent to Pitt 's plan for a British expedition to capture the island of Belle Île in 1761 . </P>
who became king of england toward the end of the french and indian war in 1760
who became king of england toward the end of the french and indian war in 1760
George III
George III