The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-23

ITe general treaty of peace OF Ryswick between Eng
la ermany Holland, and Spain the part and
France the other, signed by the ministers Of
these Powers the Palace Of Ryswck near t,c Hague
in Hsa nd Sept 20, 1897. # ooncluded this last war;
The eveut is coninemorated BY pyramda monument a.
thai place. . t..- -. .
Tlegreat Inodern expensive wars of Gre.e Britain
| havo|een solt0ws Il,
W.T. the Succession with France Spain, Sss, com
mencsd May, l-o2, and closed in March, l7I3 by the
peace Of Utresht duration, eleven years. Tie most
important in this treaty were the security
of hsProtestant succession in ENGLAND, the dsunitng
the French Spanish crow-st tho enlarge en Of
| the Buitish coloaies in America.
War with Spain December, l7l8 10 the peace oG i72l
| duration of war, over two years.,
Wa with SPAIN October 15sa to the peace of~Aix Ia
Chapeie, April 30, 174S dur ssion OF war eight years
| and six month";.
WARMTH France March, 17.A closed also by thstpeaty
of Aixa Chapee, April 3o Il4s duration of war
| four years
The Seven Years War with Trance, from June % l756
to tho peace OF Paris Feb 10, 1868. BY this
Britain acquirsl Canada and other French colonies.
WARMTH Spain, January, 17e2 closed by the general
peace Of February TO- 1763
War with TIE United States, from April 1875, to, the
peace Of Paris, November 80 1882 Duration If war,
nearly cightyears.
.,
January 90 1888. Duration of war, about five sars.
War with SPAIN April IT. 1850. Closed by treaty of
Paris, June 90, l7s3 Duration Of. war; about three
years ~
War with Holland December 81, 17S). T-eaty of
peace signed September 1888. Duration OF war; over
two years.
1t will be observed that during the latcr part of the
American Revolutionary vay, which closed by the
treaty Of Paris England at war with Acaerica,
France, Spain end Holland
War with France during .he French Rcyol ten, from
Fcbruary l. 1913 TO the peace of Amiens, Msrch 81
1902 Duraton Of war, nil,. years
War with France aud Gsr allies under Napc,san Roma
rare from April 20, lSe3 to the treaty of Paris in
1914 eleven years.
War against Napoleon. his return fro1a Eba in
March. 1885, finally closed by the battle og Eaterloo
Juae IS 1915.
War with the Unitsd States from June Is 1912 to the
peace of Ghent, December a. 1914 Daraaion of war
two years and six .aonths.
In the against Napoleon, the great Powers o
Europe leagucd sometimes WITH and sometimes against
Great Dri.oin Russ leagucd with France md Austria
at the peace Of rsit y 1907 against Britain
but that league only lasted about fve years and there
conflict between the Errlana and Rnssia
They became allies again in 1872.
England sreat sixty fgc years in war, and sis.y two
years in peace previous TO the close o tho with France
1875 since Wien the general peace has lasted thirty nine
years nearly In the of $685. England spent thirty
six monc sering in the Of The Spanish succession
sixy.two millions in the Spanish war; ffty-fou NIL.
lions in the Seven Years war hundred and twelve
millions in the American Revolutionary war, hun
ded and thirty six millions in, tho Of the French
Revolution four hundred and sixty four millions and in
the against Napoleon thousand hundred and
fifty uine millions; thus proving total expenditure for
war in hundred and twenty yeas, from the
English revolution in 1881 to the downfall Of Napoleon
in 1850 Of two Thousand and twenty. three millions OF
| pounds sterling NJ de Pradt estimates the . loss
Of life by the French forces in the six campaigns OF the
Peninsula war; (pin and PortugaD at six hundred thou
sand The oss sustained by the Spasiards and their
allies probably great making the total dcstruc
ton of human beings in the Pcninsunr alone about
one million two hundred thousand
The British conqucsts in India commenced in 1851 and
continued at various times down to the annexation rof
the Pupjaub country OF the Sikhs to tho British
Crown, in March 1s4o Tho with China, commenced
in 1870 and continued to the peace Of August 49, 1872
when treaty signed on board tho CORVALLIS ship Of
war, by the British and Chinese Commissioners.