What are the features of the European wars that took place in the period 1648-1789?

The following features can be noted:

1. Wars were often fought over the inheritance of a throne. For example, a major war in 1701-1714 for the Spanish inheritance, for the Polish inheritance in 1733-1735, for the Austrian inheritance in 1740-1748.

2. After 1683, the danger of an Ottoman invasion of central Europe subsided; in the 18th century, battles were already taking place on the lower Danube.

3. Any war in Europe led to clashes in the colonies. This was especially noticeable during the Anglo-Dutch wars (starting in 1651), when the British captured the future city of New York. Likewise, the Seven Years’ War.

4. Russia during this period became an important participant in European politics, especially from the moment of the creation of the Holy League in the 1680s against Turkey to the expedition of the fleet from St. Petersburg to the Aegean Sea in 1770.