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)…

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

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)…

KEITH'S WARGAMING BLOG. This blog has been created to share my exploits in the hobby of wargaming. I game in the WW2, Seven Years War, Napoleonic and Ancient periods. The blog also contains a few details of my book 'Airborne Armour'. Please don't quit the site without leaving a comment, even if not related to a specific post. Most wargamers have something interesting to say about the hobby!

Historian John Matusiak discusses James I’s relationship with the Thirty Years’ War

Discover why the Seven Years War is considered one of the first global wars. Here we'll look at the European players and the consequences of the war.

Original post date: 3 Jun 2014 Military Week - 2 Seven Years’ War (1754–1763) The Seven Years’ War, also called the French and Indian War, involved all the major powers in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, India, and the Philippine Islands. It was all about who will control the trade and who gets what colonies. After much burning and sacking, bloody battles, and between 900,000 to 1,400,000 deaths, the war ended with 4 treaties – The Treaties of St. Petersburg and Hamburg in 1762 and the Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg in 1763. It was the Treaty of Paris that gave all the lands, islands and coasts of New France, including Acadia, to the British. Revolutionary War (1775–1783) The American Revolutionary War involved not only the 13 colonies of the United States and England, but also France, Spain, The Netherlands, the India kingdom of Mysore, and Canada. The Americans were tired of paying to the British exorbitant taxes they deemed to be unlawful. After a militia raid on Quebec near the beginning of the war, Congress authorized an invasion, hoping to drive the British military from Quebec and enlisting the help of the French in their cause. A good many Americans were loyal to the British and later were given lands in Canada. These people were called the United Empire Loyalists. As a result of this war the Americans gained their independence from Britain. Go to archive.com and search your ancestor's regiment name +muster rolls. Relevant Links Seven Years' War journal of the proceedings of the 35th Regiment of Foot – 1757 Siege of Quebec 1759-60 (w/names of regiments – use left menu) Frederick the Great of Prussia and the seven years' war The Revolutionary War Muster and pay rolls of the war of the revolution, 1775-1783 (USA and Canada) Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia The muster rolls of three companies enlisted by the colony of RhodeIsland in May, 1746, for an expedition against Canada proposed by Great Britain Rolls of the soldiers in the Revolutionary War (1 of many at archive.org) Muster Roll of the 13th Regiment of Foot – Mass – 1779 How to find British muster rolls 1730-1878 Women in the Revolutionary War United Empire Loyalists Loyalists – Library Archives Canada Kingston and the Loyalists of the "Spring Fleet" of 1783 :with reminiscences of early days in Connecticut History of the Province of Ontario 1872 (Incl names of Loyalists and muster rolls Compiled service records of soldiers - American army during the Revolutionary War Honor Roll of Massachusetts Patriots Heretofore Unknown: Being a List of Men and Women who lent money to the Federal Government during the years 1777 – 1779 British Military Naval Records from 1777 British Military and Naval Records - INDEX of names sorted by Company New England Captives carried to Canada during the Old French Indian Wars A list of those Tories who took part with Great Britain In the Revolutionary War and were attainted of HIGH TREASON:- Commonly called the :BLACK LIST:- Philadelphia

Great battles of the 18th century described and illustratedAlthough the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War were fought by several nations in battles when the British Empire was not involved, during the years between 1743 and 1767 British forces at sea and on the land were continually engaged in monumental imperial power struggles which could rightly be described as the first 'world war', since the battles that raged in these decades took place around the world. Most notably battles were fought in Europe, in America and in India and so significant were they that their names have emblazoned the colours of British regiments ever since. Several of the commanders who fought those battles including Wolfe, Brunswick, Clive and others have taken their places in the pantheon of great soldiers. This book brings together twenty-seven pivotal engagements of the period in which British soldiers and sailors fought, each is described in cameo. Among them readers will discover the battles of Dettingen, Fontenoy, Morbihan, Tortuga, Minorca, Plassey, Ticonderoga, Minden, Quebec, Valencia de Alcantara and many others, making this book an ideal overview of the engagements of these two closely connected wars from the perspective of British forces. This special Leonaur edition includes maps and illustrations which did not accompany the original publication of the text.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.