Seven years war

Seven Years Wars

Causes Following the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748), Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria unbent every effort to reverse its outcome and recover Silesia from Prussia. Her army, although sti…

Guerra de Successió. Miquelet i soldat Imperial a la Batalla de Prats del Rei al…

Prussian grenadiers being inspected by Frederick the Great during the Seven Years War.

The Battle of Frederick the Great’s the battle of Zorndorf Frederick the Great’s Pyrrhic victory over the Russian Army

The Prussian and British battles described by britishbattles.com under the Seven Years War

"Slaughter was commenced before Lieutenant-colonel Tarleton could remount another horse, the one with which he led his dragoons being overturned by the volley… The loss of officers and men was great on the part of the Americans, owing to the dragoons so effectually breaking the infantry, and to a report amongst the [Loyalist] cavalry, that they had lost their commanding officer, which stimulated the soldiers to a vindictive asperity not easily restrained."

Fashion Flashback: Given that fashion was instrumental in the creation of Canada, this blog series explores the development of what Canadians wore one era at a time. The Seven Years War (1754-1763)...

Interesting illustration of Seven Years War French and Canadian forces.

Fashion Flashback: Given that fashion was instrumental in the creation of Canada, this blog series explores the development of what Canadians wore one era at a time. The Seven Years War (1754-1763)…