Seven Years' War — Global Colonial Dimensions
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was the first truly global conflict, with major theatres in North America, the Caribbean, West Africa, India, and Europe. Britain's superior naval power allowed it to project force simultaneously across five continents, capturing Canada, Senegal, Guadeloupe, Cuba, Manila, and French India within a few years. France's strategic priority in Europe limited its ability to reinforce its colonies. William Pitt the Elder's strategy of fighting France on land through Prussian subsidy while winning the empire at sea proved decisive, and the Treaty of Paris (1763) established Britain as the world's paramount colonial power.
- Year: 1756 CE
- Category: Military
