Winston Churchill called the Seven Years' War the first world war. Between 1756 and 1763 it was fought in Europe, North America, India, Africa and at sea.

1756 · 1763 · apart: 7 years

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• Seven Years' War1756–1763 · Europe, North America, India. Britain and Prussia fought France, Austria and Russia on several continents, in what is often called the first truly global war. Britain took Canada from France and strengthened its hold on India, while Frederick II's Prussia kept Silesia.

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