Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers. It was primarily fought in Central Europe within the borders of the Holy Roman Empire, with other major war fronts in North America, Western Europe, and South Asia, and more minor actions elsewhere. (wiki)

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Colonia del Sacramento During the Seven Years war a reluctant Spain joined the French side in 1761. Portugal was a British ally and in 1762 Spain attempted an invasion of Portugal and also attacked and captured Colonia del Sacramento (then a Portuguese colony). The town was returned to Portugal shortly afterwards and underwent several more transfers between Portugal and Spain, even becoming a part of independnet Brazil before finally joinin an independent Uruguay.
Island of Gorée The British capture of Senegal took place in 1758 during the Seven Years' War with France, as part of a concerted British strategy to weaken the French economy by damaging her international trade. To this end, a succession of small British military expeditions landed in Senegal and captured Gorée and Fort Saint Louis, the French slave fort located at Saint-Louis, seizing French vessels and supplies. By late 1758 the whole of the French colony on the Senegalese coast had been captured by the British (wiki)
Island of Saint-Louis The British capture of Senegal took place in 1758 during the Seven Years' War with France, as part of a concerted British strategy to weaken the French economy by damaging her international trade. To this end, a succession of small British military expeditions landed in Senegal and captured Gorée and Fort Saint Louis, the French slave fort located at Saint-Louis, seizing French vessels and supplies. By late 1758 the whole of the French colony on the Senegalese coast had been captured by the British (wiki)
Maritime Greenwich The core area of Greenwich includes Macartney House where James Wolfe's parents lived and he was bought up. After his death at Quebec his body was returned to Greenwich and is buried in the family vault in the crypt of St Alfege Church which is also within the Core boundary. A statue to Wolfe was erected by Canada in Greenwich Park in 1930 and was unveiled by the Marquis de Montcalm, a descendant of the Commander-in-Chief of French forces who also died at the Battle of Quebec!
Old Havana The siege of Havana was a successful British siege against Spanish-ruled Havana that lasted from March to August 1762, a part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763), itself part of the Seven Years' War. (wiki)
Oporto At the time of the attack by Spain on Portugal in 1762 (known as the Fantastic War" within the wider "Seven years War") Portugal was still suffering the results of the Lisbon earthquake in 1755 and was lacking military power. Spain aimed to capture Porto but Portuguese militia and peasants successfully defended the Douro River crossings near the city and prevented the Spanish from reaching it
Potsdam New Palace, Sanssouci: "The design of the New Palace was intended to demonstrate that Prussia's capabilities were undiminished despite its near defeat in the Seven Years' War" (wiki)
Prague The siege of Prague was an unsuccessful attempt by a Prussian army led by Frederick the Great to capture the Bohemian city of Prague during the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War). It took place in May 1757 immediately after the Battle of Prague. (wiki)
Québec Captured by British forces under General James Wolfe after the battle of the Plains of Abraham in Sept 1759 (outside the inscribed area of the city). The city itself capitulated after a short further siege and was formally transferred to Britain at the Treaty of Paris which ended the 7 Years War in 1763.
Stralsund and Wismar The Blockade of Stralsund occurred during the Seven Years' War when a Prussian force invested the Swedish garrison of Stralsund, the capital of Swedish Pomerania.. Sweden had entered the Seven Years' War in 1757, joining France, Russia, Austria and Saxony in their alliance against the Prussians. (wiki)

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