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Vor einem Tag · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia.
- 17 May 1756 – 15 February 1763, (6 years, 8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
10. Mai 2024 · French and Indian War, American phase of a worldwide nine years’ war (1754–63) fought between France and Great Britain. (The more-complex European phase was the Seven Years’ War [1756–63].) It determined control of the vast colonial territory of North America.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 2 Tagen · During that time, the French were compelled to retreat from Fort Duquesne when some of their First Nations allies made a separate peace agreement with the British. Following these victories, the British launched three campaigns against Canada: the first two targeted Niagara and Lake Champlain, while the third aimed at Quebec City.
9. Mai 2024 · Although hampered by administrative confusion and lack of resources, he undertook—after several months of preparation—to attack the French-held Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) in an extremely arduous wilderness expedition.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vor 3 Tagen · The French built Fort Duquesne based on LaSalle's 1669 claims. The French and Indian War, the North American front of the Seven Years' War, began with the future Pittsburgh as its center. British General Edward Braddock was dispatched with Major George Washington as his aide to take Fort Duquesne.
Vor 4 Tagen · a fort built at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, on the site of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The fort was begun in ...
Vor 2 Tagen · The conflict between the British and French over territorial claims in the area was settled in 1758 when General John Forbes and his British and colonial army expelled the French from Fort Duquesne (built 1754). Forbes named the site for the British statesman William Pitt the Elder.
