<P> The Seven Years ' War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763 . It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents , affecting Europe , the Americas , West Africa , India , and the Philippines . The conflict split Europe into two coalitions , led by the Kingdom of Great Britain ( including Prussia , Portugal , Hanover , and other small German states ) on one side and the Kingdom of France ( including the Austrian - led Holy Roman Empire , the Russian Empire , Bourbon Spain , and Sweden ) on the other . Meanwhile , in India , some regional polities within the increasingly fragmented Mughal Empire , with the support of the French , tried to crush a British attempt to conquer Bengal . </P>
<P> The Seven Years ' War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763 . It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents , affecting Europe , the Americas , West Africa , India , and the Philippines . The conflict split Europe into two coalitions , led by the Kingdom of Great Britain ( including Prussia , Portugal , Hanover , and other small German states ) on one side and the Kingdom of France ( including the Austrian - led Holy Roman Empire , the Russian Empire , Bourbon Spain , and Sweden ) on the other . Meanwhile , in India , some regional polities within the increasingly fragmented Mughal Empire , with the support of the French , tried to crush a British attempt to conquer Bengal . </P>
when did the seven years war take place
when did the seven years war take place
between 1756 and 1763
between 1756 and 1763