Seven Years' War

American  

noun

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

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Seven Years' War British  

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

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Seven Years' War Cultural  

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.

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Example Sentences

John Byng on the deck of a Royal Navy warship for “failing to do his utmost” in pursuing the enemy during a battle in the Seven Years’ War.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

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 • Nov. 7, 2023

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023

George’s reign had begun while Britain was knee-deep in the Seven Years’ War against France and its allies.

From National Geographic • Jul. 3, 2023

In 1763 the French capitulated and the Seven Years’ War was over.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife