Seven Years' War

noun

1. the war (1756–63) in which England and Prussia defeated France, Austria, Russia, Sweden, and Saxony.

Seven Years' War

noun

1. the war (1756–63) of Britain and Prussia, who emerged in the ascendant, against France and Austria, resulting from commercial and colonial rivalry between Britain and France and from the conflict in Germany between Prussia and Austria

Seven Years' War

1. A war fought in the middle of the eighteenth century between the German kingdom of Prussia , supported by Britain , and an alliance that included Austria , France , and Russia . Prussia and Britain won, and their victory greatly increased their power. Britain, in particular, won all of Canada and consolidated its rule over much of India . Several of the war's battles were fought in North America , where it was called the French and Indian War .

Example Sentences

Across the period of the Seven Years' War as a whole, there were 64,373 French sailors imprisoned in Britain.

From Science Daily

Letters confiscated by Britain's Royal Navy before they reached French sailors during the Seven Years' War have been opened for the first time.

From BBC

In the Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648, many European countries clashed, while Britain and France waged the Seven Years' War, 1756-63, across significant parts of the globe.

From Salon

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, part of the Seven Years' War, ended in victory for the British, and was a major milestone towards the end of French rule in what is now Canada.

From BBC

Along the way they'll camp at New York historic sites where Scottish soldiers serving alongside the British fought during the American Revolution and the French and Indian War, part of the Seven Years' War.

From US News