Seven Years' War
global war among European powers (1756–1763)
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Summary
Seven Years' War is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,237 views/month, #7 of 968).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: world war[3]
- Location: Europe[4], Americas[5], Philippines[6], West Africa[7], India[8]
- Commons category: Seven Years' War[9]
- Has part(s): Battle of Carillon[10], Battle of Zorndorf[11], Battle of Wandiwash[12], Battle of the Monongahela[13], Siege of Quebec[14], Siege of Glatz[15], Third Silesian War[16], Siege of Neisse[17], Gefecht bei Himmelreich[18], Siege of Minden[19], Gefecht bei Fulda[20], Belagerung von Schweidnitz (1757)[21], Belagerung von Schweidnitz (1758)[22], Anglo-Cherokee War[23]
- Start time: May 17, 1756[24]
- End time: February 15, 1763[25]
- Participant: Kingdom of Great Britain[26], Kingdom of Ireland[27], British America[28], Kingdom of Prussia[29], Kingdom of Portugal[30], Electorate of Hanover[31], Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel[32], Iroquois[33], Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel[34], Schaumburg-Lippe[35], Kingdom of France[36], New France[37], Holy Roman Empire[38], Habsburg monarchy[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Seven Years' War[40]
- Commons gallery: Seven Years War[41]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[44], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[45], The New Student's Reference Work[46], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Dresdner Hefte[48], New International Encyclopedia[49]
- Category of associated people: Q32895960[50]
Why It Matters
Seven Years' War has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]