the georgian period saw continual warfare, including the seven years' war, known in america as the french and indian war (1756–63), the american revolutionary war (1775–83), the french revolutionary wars (1792–1802), the irish rebellion of 1798, and the napoleonic wars (1803–15). the british won most of the wars except for the american revolution, where the combined weight of the united states, france, spain and the netherlands overwhelmed britain, which stood alone without allies.