The Seven Years' War: The First Global War

The Seven Years' War, or the French and Indian War, as it’s commonly known in the USA, is the first global war in which the great powers of its time clashed. It’s also known in different countries as the Pomeranian War, The Third Silesian War, the War of the Conquest. During the seven years of this conflict, the balance of power in Europe has changed significantly. Great Britain consolidated its colonial pursuits and gained India and Canada while weakening France. Prussia asserted itself on the international arena, supplanting the Habsburg Austria, which was trying to preserve the remnants of its power after the War of the Austrian Succession. The British dominated the territory of North America, which soon led to the struggle of the colonies for independence.

This war is remembered for its global scale, strong leaders and outstanding battles. In this video, we will take a detailed look at the battles and events on all continents during the long years of the first global war.

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[waqarsaleem]

“Hats off gentlemen, if he were alive we wouldn't be here today.”
-Napoleon Bonaparte while visitng the tomb of Fredrick The Great.

[_Nohan_]

The funniest part of The Seven Years War is Empress Elisabeth’s successor being a giant Prussia simp.

[fluidice]

The war also economically devastated France, so much so that the situation became a factor in the French Revolution decades later.

[SAR_DUS]

Small correction, when the video says that Prussia reaffirmed ownership over Silesia the map was shown to annex Saxony. This didn’t happen as on the map with the borders staying the same but in exchange the Austrian claims on Silesia were no longer taken seriously.

Other than that the video was very detailed, informative and enjoyable.

[strasbourgeois]

Prussia was insane. Beat so many times, and yet still survives to fight another battle.

[brandonf]

I took a drink every time the word "however" was used. 😆

[thevettegetsitwett]

Even if Russia stayed in the war and helped defeat Prussia it’s super impressive the Prussian military accomplished what it did. Imagine had Prussia later Germany maintained its alliance with the British how the map would look.

[Gbriel]

I think the first conflict on a global scale was the "Portuguese-Dutch war", which, despite not having a large number of nations, took place in Europe, Africa, South America and Asia

[realhawaiio]

Portugal just casually getting wrecked by one of the most severe earthquakes ever in 1755, only to be invaded by Spain while trying to stay neutral, turning around and winning against Spain and France.
Classic Spanish L

[GCRahro]

Frederick be playing Victoria 2 bruh and keep on going back till he got his luck😂

[nickbrady]

French just spent the entire war getting their asses kicked by the British hahaha

[mohammedsaysrashid]

What ultra smartness strategies are embodied by the British through its financial aids to exhausted and semi bankrupted Prussians against French and Austrians. Britain 🇬🇧 utilized Prussians as its mercenaries against French and Austrians. Britain imposed Austrians remained inside Europe facing several threats within Europecontent, exhausted French efforts nearby its borders, and its far away colonials through those 7 years wars...political smartness is completely different from military smartness.... it was an informative and wonderful historical coverage episode... Thanks for sharing

[iwillbestark]

25:48
Portugal: “What’d he say f*ck me for?”

[historyrhymes]

The map animation is as sexy as always. Good video

[eggstinater]

Thank you for this video! The 7 years war definitely doesn't get talked about enough. Something that gets discussed even less is the war of Austrian Succession. Do you think you could do a video on that in the future? Thanks again!

[GarfieldRex]

Verdaderamente una guerra global, 3 continentes, 7 frentes, y múltiples polos y cambios de bandos. Excelente video, ahora a ver los demás 👌🏼

[adamkosifas]

"Say it again, I dare you! Say 'however' one more mother f*$%ing time!" - Samuel Jackson probably

[alexarcher]

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[Mustang-wtse]

Makes you wonder what if the balance of power ended up as Germany, UK, and Russia vs France, Italy, Austria-H, and Ottomans or Spain in WW1. Almost seems plausible