Seven Years' War

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18th-century war European war colonial war global conflict

The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Seven Years' War canonical	565
French and Indian War	27
Seven Years’ War	21
Seven Years War	4
Seven Years' War era	4
European theatre of the Seven Years' War	3
Anglo-French War (1756–1763)	2
Battles of the Seven Years' War	2
Seven Years' War in North America	2
Battlefields of the Seven Years' War	1
France in the Seven Years' War	1
French and Indian War (North American theater)	1
French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War in North America)	1
Russo-Prussian operations in the Seven Years' War	1
Seven Years' War (North American theater)	1
Seven Years' War (as a sailor)	1
Seven Years' War in Central Europe	1
Seven Years' War in central Europe	1
Seven Years' War naval battles	1
Seven Years' War naval campaigns	1
Western European theatre of the Seven Years' War	1
linked to Seven Years' War	1

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century war ⓘ European war ⓘ colonial war ⓘ global conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Seven Years' War ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War (North American theater)
consequence	contributed to causes of the American Revolution ⓘ increased British taxation of American colonies ⓘ shifted balance of power in Europe in favor of Britain and Prussia ⓘ weakened French monarchy financially ⓘ
considered	first world war by many historians ⓘ
endDate	1763 ⓘ
endedBy	Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Hubertusburg (1763) Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ
followedBy	American Revolutionary War ⓘ American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: War of American Independence
hasDuration	7 years ⓘ
impact	accelerated British control over large parts of India ⓘ marked rise of Britain as dominant global naval power ⓘ reshaped colonial borders in North America ⓘ
locationDescription	fought across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy Hanover ⓘ France ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of France Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia Spain ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Spain Maratha Empire ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire (nominally) Portuguese Empire ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ Saxony ⓘ Silesia (as contested region) ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Various Native American nations ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Kunersdorf ⓘ Battle of Lagos ⓘ Battle of Leuthen ⓘ Battle of Minden ⓘ Battle of Plassey ⓘ Battle of Quebec (1759) ⓘ Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ Battle of Rossbach ⓘ Siege of Havana (1762) ⓘ Siege of Manila (1762) ⓘ Siege of Prague (1757) ⓘ
notableCommander	Duke of Cumberland ⓘ Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ James Wolfe ⓘ Louis-Joseph de Montcalm ⓘ Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick ⓘ Robert Clive ⓘ Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia ⓘ William Pitt the Elder ⓘ surface form: William Pitt the Elder (as British statesman)
precededBy	War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
primaryCause	Austrian attempt to recover Silesia from Prussia ⓘ rivalry between Britain and France for colonial and maritime supremacy ⓘ
relatedEvent	Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 ⓘ
result	Prussian survival and retention of Silesia ⓘ decisive British victory over France in colonial and naval spheres ⓘ decline of French colonial power in North America ⓘ expansion of British Empire in North America and India ⓘ heavy war debts for Britain and France ⓘ
startDate	1756 ⓘ
theater	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ North America ⓘ South Asia ⓘ West Africa ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ

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Kingdom of Great Britain → participatedIn → Seven Years' War ⓘ

George Washington → conflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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American Revolutionary War → precededBy → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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American Revolutionary War → precededBy → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Seven Years' War → alsoKnownAs → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Province of New Hampshire → significantConflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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George II of Great Britain → participatedIn → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Royal Navy → notableConflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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British Empire → significantEvent → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Age of Sail → associatedWithEvent → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Thomas Gage → conflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Georgian era → hasPart → Seven Years' War ⓘ

American South (colonial and early national periods) → conflictInvolved → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Silesia (as contested region) → wasContestedIn → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 → precedes → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Battle of Plassey → partOf → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Siege of Havana (1762) → conflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) → conflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

subject surface form: Empress Maria Theresa

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich → participatedIn → Seven Years' War ⓘ

French colonial empire → significantEvent → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Pitt → associatedWithEvent → Seven Years' War ⓘ

John Parker → servedIn → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Colonial America → majorConflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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United States–Native American wars → precededBy → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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New England colonial militias → participatedIn → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Military history of the United Kingdom → significantEvent → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Horatio Gates → conflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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French Navy → engagedInConflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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Treaty of Paris (1763) → endedConflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

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John Armstrong → participantIn → Seven Years' War ⓘ

subject surface form: John Armstrong Sr.

this entity surface form: French and Indian War

States Army of the Dutch Republic → activeDuring → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Battle of Lagos → conflictIn → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Battle of Lagos → partOf → Seven Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western European theatre of the Seven Years' War

Siege of Manila (1762) → conflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Siege of Manila (1762) → partOf → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Pour le Mérite → usedInConflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Battle of Quiberon Bay → conflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Battle of Quiberon Bay → partOf → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia → participantIn → Seven Years' War ⓘ

subject surface form: Elizabeth of Russia

Royal Proclamation of 1763 → cause → Seven Years' War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seven Years’ War

Prussia → event → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Prince-Bishopric of Münster → conflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ

Frederick II of Prussia → conflict → Seven Years' War ⓘ