Seven Years' War

May 17, 1756 – February 15, 1763

Result Anglo-Prussian coalition victory

A global conflict in which Britain, Prussia and their allies fought France, Austria, Russia, Spain, Sweden and others across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. The Anglo-Prussian side prevailed.

Overview Contemporaries

Great Britain

France

Great Britain

Electorate of Hanover

Kingdom of Prussia

Portugal

Russian Empire

France

Holy Roman Empire

Spain

Sweden

Bengal Subah

George III military commander

George II military commander

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst military commander

James Wolfe military commander

Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke military commander

John Byng military commander

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville military commander

Louis XV military commander

Louis, Dauphin of France military commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm military commander Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally military commander Charles, Prince of Soubise military commander

Battles and events 30

Key events

French and Indian War May 28, 1754 – October 7, 1763 · British victory
- Battle of Jumonville Glen May 28, 1754 · British victory
- Battle of Fort Necessity July 3, 1754 · French and Indian victory
- Braddock Expedition May 1755 – July 1755 · French and Indian victory
- Battle of Fort Beauséjour June 16, 1755 · British victory
- Battle of the Monongahela July 9, 1755 · French and Indian victory
- Battle of Lake George September 8, 1755 · Anglo-Haudenosaunee victory
- Battle of Fort Bull March 27, 1756 · French victory
- Battle of Fort Oswego August 14, 1756 · French victory
- Siege of Fort William Henry August 3–9, 1757 · French and Indian victory
- Siege of Louisbourg (1758) June 8 – July 26, 1758 · British victory
- Battle of Carillon July 8, 1758 · French victory
- Battle of Fort Duquesne September 13, 1758 · French victory
- Battle of Ticonderoga (1759) July 27, 1759 · British victory
- Battle of Beauport July 31, 1759 · French victory
- Battle of Signal Hill September 15, 1762 · British victory
Third Silesian War August 29, 1756 – February 15, 1763 · Prussian victory
- Siege of Pirna September 11 – October 14, 1756 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Lobositz October 1, 1756
- Battle of Reichenberg April 21, 1757 · Prussian victory
- Siege of Prague May 1757 – June 1757
- Battle of Štěrboholy May 6, 1757 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Kolín June 18, 1757 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf August 30, 1757 · Russian victory
- Battle of Moys September 7, 1757 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Rossbach November 5, 1757 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Breslau (1757) November 22, 1757 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Leuthen December 5, 1757 · Prussian victory
- Siege of Olomouc May 4 – July 2, 1758 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Domstadtl June 30, 1758 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Zorndorf September 5, 1758 · Inconclusive
- Siege of Kolberg (Seven Years' War) October 4, 1758 – December 16, 1761 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Hochkirch October 14, 1758 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Kay August 3, 1759 · Russian victory
- Battle of Kunersdorf August 12, 1759 · Russo-Austrian victory
- Battle of Hoyerswerda September 25, 1759 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Maxen November 21, 1759 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Meissen December 3, 1759 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Landeshut (1760) June 23, 1760 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Liegnitz (1760) August 15, 1760 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Torgau November 3, 1760 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Burkersdorf (1762) July 21, 1762 · Prusso-Russian victory
- Battle of Freiberg October 29, 1762 · Prussian victory
Battle of Plassey June 23, 1757 · British victory
Battle of Hastenbeck July 26, 1757 · French victory
Pomeranian War September 13, 1757 – May 22, 1762 · Treaty of Hamburg
- Battle of Tornow September 26, 1758 · Swedish victory
Battle of Bergen (1759) April 13, 1759 · French victory
Battle of Minden August 1, 1759 · Allied victory
Battle of the Plains of Abraham September 13, 1759 · British victory
Battle of Quiberon Bay November 20, 1759 · British victory
Battle of Warburg July 31, 1760 · Allied victory
Battle of Villinghausen July 15–16, 1761 · Allied victory
Fantastic War 1762 – 1763 · Anglo-Portuguese victory in Europe; stalemate in South America

1754 1 event

French and Indian War May 28, 1754 – October 7, 1763 · British victory
- Battle of Jumonville Glen May 28, 1754 · British victory
- Battle of Fort Necessity July 3, 1754 · French and Indian victory
- Braddock Expedition May 1755 – July 1755 · French and Indian victory
- Battle of Fort Beauséjour June 16, 1755 · British victory
- Battle of the Monongahela July 9, 1755 · French and Indian victory
- Battle of Lake George September 8, 1755 · Anglo-Haudenosaunee victory
- Battle of Fort Bull March 27, 1756 · French victory
- Battle of Fort Oswego August 14, 1756 · French victory
- Siege of Fort William Henry August 3–9, 1757 · French and Indian victory
- Siege of Louisbourg (1758) June 8 – July 26, 1758 · British victory
- Battle of Carillon July 8, 1758 · French victory
- Battle of Fort Duquesne September 13, 1758 · French victory
- Battle of Ticonderoga (1759) July 27, 1759 · British victory
- Battle of Beauport July 31, 1759 · French victory
- Battle of Signal Hill September 15, 1762 · British victory

1756 3 events

Bengal War 1756 – 1765 · British victory; Treaty of Allahabad
- Battle of Buxar October 22–23, 1764 · British victoryTreaty of Allahabad
Battle of Minorca (1756) May 20, 1756 · French victory
Third Silesian War August 29, 1756 – February 15, 1763 · Prussian victory
- Siege of Pirna September 11 – October 14, 1756 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Lobositz October 1, 1756
- Battle of Reichenberg April 21, 1757 · Prussian victory
- Siege of Prague May 1757 – June 1757
- Battle of Štěrboholy May 6, 1757 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Kolín June 18, 1757 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf August 30, 1757 · Russian victory
- Battle of Moys September 7, 1757 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Rossbach November 5, 1757 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Breslau (1757) November 22, 1757 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Leuthen December 5, 1757 · Prussian victory
- Siege of Olomouc May 4 – July 2, 1758 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Domstadtl June 30, 1758 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Zorndorf September 5, 1758 · Inconclusive
- Siege of Kolberg (Seven Years' War) October 4, 1758 – December 16, 1761 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Hochkirch October 14, 1758 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Kay August 3, 1759 · Russian victory
- Battle of Kunersdorf August 12, 1759 · Russo-Austrian victory
- Battle of Hoyerswerda September 25, 1759 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Maxen November 21, 1759 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Meissen December 3, 1759 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Landeshut (1760) June 23, 1760 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Liegnitz (1760) August 15, 1760 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Torgau November 3, 1760 · Prussian victory
- Battle of Burkersdorf (1762) July 21, 1762 · Prusso-Russian victory
- Battle of Freiberg October 29, 1762 · Prussian victory

1757 3 events

Battle of Plassey June 23, 1757 · British victory
Battle of Hastenbeck July 26, 1757 · French victory
Pomeranian War September 13, 1757 – May 22, 1762 · Treaty of Hamburg
- Battle of Tornow September 26, 1758 · Swedish victory

1758 5 events

Battle of Cuddalore (1758) April 29, 1758 · Inconclusive
Battle of Krefeld June 23, 1758 · Allied victory
Battle of Fort Frontenac August 26–28, 1758 · British victory
Battle of Saint-Cast September 11, 1758 · French victory
Battle of Lutterberg (1758) October 10, 1758 · French victory

1759 6 events

Battle of Bergen (1759) April 13, 1759 · French victory
Battle of Minden August 1, 1759 · Allied victory
Battle of Lagos August 19, 1759 · British victory
Battle of Pondicherry September 10, 1759 · Inconclusive
Battle of the Plains of Abraham September 13, 1759 · British victory
Battle of Quiberon Bay November 20, 1759 · British victory

1760 6 events

Battle of Wandiwash January 22, 1760 · British victory
Tacky's Revolt April 7, 1760 – 1761 · Revolt suppressed
Battle of Sainte-Foy April 28, 1760 · French victory
Battle of Emsdorf July 14, 1760 · Anglo-Hanoverian victory
Battle of Warburg July 31, 1760 · Allied victory
Battle of Kloster Kampen October 15, 1760 · French victory

1761 1 event

Battle of Villinghausen July 15–16, 1761 · Allied victory

1762 5 events

Fantastic War 1762 – 1763 · Anglo-Portuguese victory in Europe; stalemate in South America
Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763) 1762 – 1763 · British victory; Treaty of Paris
- Siege of Havana June 6 – August 13, 1762 · British victory
- Battle of Manila (1762) September 24 – October 6, 1762 · British victory
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1762) May 5, 1762
Battle of Wilhelmsthal June 24, 1762 · Allied victory
Battle of Lutterberg (1762) July 23, 1762 · Allied victory

Before and after

Ended by: Treaty of Paris (1763) February 10, 1763
Treaty of Hubertusburg February 15, 1763

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Also involved 77

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe participant
Charles Cornwallis participant
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben participant · Great Britain
Comte de Rochambeau participant
Henry Clinton participant
John Burgoyne participant
Johann Rall participant
Elizabeth of Russia participant · Great Britain
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester participant
Bernardo de Gálvez participant · France
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher participant · Great Britain
Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves participant
Giovanni Marchese di Provera participant
Michael von Melas participant
Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz participant
Sir Francis Samuel Drake, 1st Baronet participant
Friedrich Baum participant
Heinrich von Breymann participant
George Collier participant
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg participant
François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt participant
Charles François Dumouriez participant · France
Jacques François Dugommier participant
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe participant

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Sir Charles Thompson, 1st Baronet participant
Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet participant
Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802) participant · Great Britain
Frederick the Great participant · Great Britain
Luis de Unzaga participant
François Gaston de Lévis participant · France
Pyotr Saltykov participant
Ernst Gideon von Laudon participant
Leopold Joseph von Daun participant
George Monro participant
Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué participant
Victor François de Broglie, 2nd Duke of Broglie participant
William Amherst participant
Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran participant
Mikhail Krechetnikov participant
Josip Šišković participant
Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor participant
John Manners, Marquess of Granby participant
Carl Heinrich von Wedel participant
George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle participant
George Pocock participant
Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna participant
Gutierre de Hevia participant · France
Richard Montgomery participant
Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix participant · France
Sir Samuel Cornish, 1st Baronet participant
Noël Jourda de Vaux participant · France
Juan de Lángara participant · France
John Caillaud participant
Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux participant
Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet participant
Sir Robert Kingsmill, 1st Baronet participant
Charles O'Hara participant
Henry Harvey participant
Louis Des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, duc de Mahon participant · France
Mikhail Kakhovsky participant
Valentin Musin-Pushkin participant
Andrey Rosenberg participant
Ivan Saltykov participant
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood participant
Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake participant
François Christophe de Kellermann participant · France
Johan August Meijerfeldt the Younger participant
John Byron participant
Johann Peter Beaulieu participant
Charles Henry of Nassau-Siegen participant
Nicholas Repnin participant
Paul Kray participant
Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour participant
Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze participant
Joseph von Colloredo-Waldsee participant
Nikolai Saltykov participant
Samuel Barrington participant