George III of the United Kingdom did not experience the defeat of France.
In late 1779, George III advocated sending more British warships and troops, guarding the English Channel, across the Atlantic, to the West Indies
== Final years, illnesses and death ==In late 1810, at the height of his popularity, King George, already virtually blind with cataracts and in pain from rheumatism, suffered a relapse into his mental disorder and became dangerously ill

