The Seven Years War

The Seven Years' War began in 1754 and ended 1763, It is called the Seven Years’ War because the main conflict occurred in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763. Eventually the war involved most of the great powers of the time and affected regions Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines, for this reason it is often considered one of the first world wars (although obviously the War does not bear such a name – it is not referred to as World War I). The two main combatants during the war were Great Britain and France.

The war between Great Britain and France began when a dispute over control of the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers called the Forks of the Ohio the British