Some countries also name the war after the place where it was fought : French and Indian War ( USA , 1754 â `` 1763 ) , Pomeranian War ( Sweden , 1757 â `` 1762 ) , Third Carnatic War ( India , 1757 â `` 1763 ) and Third Silesian War ( Prussia and Austria , 1756 â `` 1763 ) . In the historiography of some countries , the war is alternatively named after respective theaters : French and Indian War ( USA , 1754 â `` 1763 ) , Pomeranian War ( Sweden , 1757 â `` 1762 ) , Third Carnatic War ( India , 1757 â `` 1763 ) and Third Silesian War ( Prussia and Austria , 1756 â `` 1763 ) .