Seven Years War
- a war (1756-63) which ranged Britain, Prussia, and Hanover against Austria, France, Russia, Saxony, Sweden, and Spain七年战争(1756-1763年间, 英国、普鲁士、汉诺威为一方与奥地利、法国、俄国、萨克森、瑞典、西班牙等为另一方的战争)。
Its main issues were the struggle between Britain and France for supremacy overseas, and that between Prussia and Austria for the domination of Germany. The British made substantial gains over France abroad, capturing French Canada and undermining French influence in India. The war was ended by the Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg in 1763, leaving Britain the supreme European naval and colonial power and Prussia in an appreciably stronger position than before in central Europe.