Seven Years' War (Cromwell the Great)

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Seven Years' War
Clockwise from top: Battle of Plassey, Battle of Carillon, Battle of Zorndorf, Battle of Kunersdorf
Date 1756-1763 Location Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines Result British-Dutch-Prusso-Luso coalition victory Rise of the British and French colonial empires Fall of the Swedish colonial empire Treaties: Clive-Dupleix Agreement Treaty of Hadstaven Treaty of Hamburg Treaty of Paris Treaty of Hubertusburg Territorial changes Status quo ante bellum in Europe. Shuffling of colonies and territories between Spain, Dutch, Britain and France; French Canada annexed by Britain Partition of India (Clive-Dupleix Agreement)
Belligerents
France Austria Spain Russia Saxony	British Commonwealth Dutch Republic Grand-Duchy of Flanders Prussia Portugal Sweden Denmark-Norway
Casualties and losses
France 350,000+ French Losses 200,000 dead 80,000 captured 70,000 deserted Austria 373,588 Austrian Losses 32,622 killed in action 93,404 died of wounds or disease 19,592 missing 17,388 disabled 70,000 slightly wounded 78,360 captured 62,222 deserted	British Commonwealth 160,000 dead Prussia 180,000 dead Sweden 170,000 dead Swedish Losses 100,000 deserted 45,000 civilians killed

Denn zu einem großen Manne gehört beides: Kleinigkeiten als Kleinigkeiten, und wichtige Dinge als wichtige Dinge zu behandeln. (Hamburgische Dramaturgie, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing)

The Seven Years' War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763. It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. The conflict split Europe into two coalitions, led by the Commonwealth (including Prussia, Portugal, Hannover, Denmark, Sweden, and other small German states) on one side and the Kingdom of France (including the Austrian-led Holy Roman Empire, the Russian Empire and Spain,) on the other.

Meanwhile, in India, some regional polities within the increasingly fragmented Mughal Empire, with the support of the French and Commonwealth, tried to carve conquests leading however to the dominance of the two main European powers.

The conflict also eclipse the category of great power of Sweden in favor of Prussia in the Baltic Sea.