Category: Seven Years' War
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Main Category for the Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War was a world war that took place between 1754 and 1763 with the main conflict being in the seven-year period 1756–1763.
It involved every great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, and affected Europe, North America, Central America, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. Considered as the greatest European war since the Thirty Years War of the 17th century, it once again split Europe into two coalitions, led by Great Britain and France, respectively. For the first time, aiming to curtail Britain and Prussia's ever-growing power, France formed a grand coalition of its own.
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Seven Years' War | |
| British/Prussian Coalition | French Coalition |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | France |
| Prussia | Holy Roman Empire |
| Portugal | Austria |
| Hanover | Saxony |
| Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Russia |
| Iroquois Confederation | Sweden |
| Hesse-Kassel | Abenaki Nation |
| Schaumburg-Lippe | Mughal Empire |
Nomenclature
The conflict in India is termed the Third Carnatic War, while the fighting between Prussia and Austria is called the Third Silesian War. The English-speaking British colonies in North America, where fighting actually began almost two years before that in Europe fought what is known as the French and Indian War in the United States and the Seven Years' War in Canada. Swedish historiography uses the name Pommerska kriget (Pomeranian War), as Swedish involvement was limited to Pomerania in northern central Germany. A war between Britain and Spain from 1761-1763 was called the Anglo-Spanish War.
See:
- Wikipedia:Seven_Years'_War
- Seven Years' War on Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Seven Years' War on The Canadian Encyclopaedia.
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