Seven Years' War
Mid-eighteenth-century conflict
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most European powers, fought across Europe, North America, India, and the Caribbean.
Britain and Prussia opposed France, Austria, and Russia.
The war reshaped colonial empires—Britain gained French Canada and dominance in India.
In American history, the North American theater is called the French and Indian War.
1750s colonial North American conflict
- Treaty of ParisMajor war-ending diplomatic pact
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- New FranceFrench North American colony
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
Canada · territorial expansion · East India Company · Ohio Valley · Bengal · Caribbean · Philippines · Senegal
Former German kingdom
- AustriaCentral European alpine republic
- SaxonyGerman state around Dresden
- HanoverAnglo-German royal house
- balance of powerEqual distribution of influence
Encirclement forcing surrender
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- military strategyArmed forces operational planning
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
artillery · infantry · cavalry · naval battles · blockade · fortifications · prisoners of war · armistice
Major war-ending diplomatic pact
- peace negotiationsDiplomatic talks ending conflict
- cessionsFormal surrenders of rights
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- war debtFinancial obligation from conflict
French and Indian War
1750s colonial North American conflict
- Treaty of ParisMajor war-ending diplomatic pact
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- New FranceFrench North American colony
India · Canada · territorial expansion · East India Company · Ohio Valley · Bengal · Caribbean · Philippines · Senegal · Guadeloupe
Frederick the Great
Enlightened Prussian king
Prussia
Former German kingdom
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- military strategyArmed forces operational planning
casualties · artillery · infantry · cavalry · naval battles · blockade · fortifications · prisoners of war · armistice · theater of war
Treaty of Paris
Major war-ending diplomatic pact
- peace negotiationsDiplomatic talks ending conflict
- cessionsFormal surrenders of rights
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
Seven Years' Warborder skirmish
Minor fight at boundary
regional conflict · tribal conflict · civil war · peasant revolt · frontier war
Seven Years' WarSix-Day War
Week-minus-one combat, 1967
Falklands War · Gulf War · blitzkrieg · lightning war · quick strike
Seven Years' Warpeacetime
Absence of armed conflict
peace · Treaty of Paris · Peace of Westphalia · diplomatic settlement · armistice
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