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Seven Years' War

Also Known As French and Indian War (North American theater name)
Modern

The Seven Years' War (1756 to 1763) is often described as the first global conflict: a British-Prussian coalition fought a French-Austrian-Russian coalition across Europe, North America (where related fighting is also called the French and Indian War), India, the Caribbean and West Africa. Estimates for total deaths, military and civilian, range from under one million to well over one million depending on which regional campaigns and disease deaths are counted, and no single reconciled figure commands scholarly consensus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Start Year
1756 1
End Year
1763 1
Combatants
A British-Prussian coalition against a French-Austrian-Russian coalition, with related fighting extending to North America, India, the Caribbean and West Africa 1
Outcome
British-Prussian victory; the Treaty of Paris (1763) transferred French Canada and territory east of the Mississippi to Britain, marking Britain's rise as the dominant colonial power 1
Classification
Conflict Type
Interstate War 1
Connections

Associated With

Flintlock Pistol, Weapons Systems

Flintlock pistols armed cavalry and officers on every side of the Seven Years' War

French and Indian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: French and Indian War

Commanders and Forces

Frederick the Great, Commanders

Frederick the Great commanded Prussian forces through the Seven Years' War, holding Prussia against a coalition of Austria, Russia and France

Source Wikipedia: Seven Years' War

Uses

Brown Bess Musket, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Brown Bess
Charleville Musket, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
M1752 Musket, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: M1752 Musket
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Seven Years' War
Wikipedia
  • Overview and Casualties sections
  • conflict type
    a British-Prussian coalition fought a French-Austrian-Russian coalition across Europe
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Wikipedia: French and Indian War
WikipediaAssociated With: French and Indian War, Subtitle beneath the article title
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North American theater of the Seven Years War
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Wikipedia: Battle of Plassey
Battles and Campaigns: Battle of Plassey, Infobox: Part of
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Part of the Seven Years' War
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Wikipedia: Brown Bess
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Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
WikipediaUses: Charleville Musket, Infobox, wars field
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Infobox wars field lists: Seven Years' War
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Wikipedia: M1752 Musket
Uses: M1752 Musket, Infobox, wars field
Quote, Uses: M1752 Musket, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Seven Years' War
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