Encyclopedia - Seven Years' War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Years' War - Peace
The British-French hostilities were ended in 1763 by the Treaty of Paris, which involved a complex series of land exchanges. France was g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Years' War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Years' War - Causes
The Seven Years' War may be viewed as a continuation of the War of the Austrian Succession. During that conflict, King Frederick II of Pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven-year War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven-year War - Aftermath
The Seven-Year War left deep scars in Korea. Farmlands were devastated, irrigation dikes were destroyed, villages and towns were burned d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scots Guards: Encyclopedia Ii - Scots Guards - Seven Years War
In 1756, war flared up once more between Great Britain and France, though this time the war would reach many parts of the world, in effec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Great Meadows: Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Great Meadows
The Battle of the Great Meadows, also known as the Battle of Fort Necessity was a battle of the French and Indian War fought on July 3, 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Liegnitz: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Liegnitz
Two military engagements are known as the Battle of Liegnitz after the town of Liegnitz, today Legnica, in south-western Poland: The Bat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Jumonville Glen: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Jumonville Glen
The Battle of Jumonville Glen was a battle of the French and Indian War fought on May 28, 1754 near what is present-day Uniontown in West...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - March: Encyclopedia - March
March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. March begins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uncle Albert: Encyclopedia - Uncle Albert
Albert Gladstone Trotter (1920-1999) was a character in the popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He was played by Buster Merryfield....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of St. Jakob An Der Birs: Encyclopedia - Battle Of St. Jakob An Der Birs
The Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs, fought near Basel in Switzerland on 26 August 1444, was a battle of the Old Zürich War. In 1443, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adam Philippe Comte De Custine: Encyclopedia - Adam Philippe Comte De Custine
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine (1740 – August 28, 1793), French general, began his military career in the Seven Years' War. He next se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zimri: Encyclopedia - Zimri
Zimri ("praiseworthy"), was king of Israel for seven days. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 876 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert H. Rooks: Encyclopedia - Albert H. Rooks
Albert Harold Rooks (29 December 1891 – 1 March 1942) was an officer of the United States Navy who was posthumously awarded the Medal o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Byng: Encyclopedia - John Byng
John Byng (October 29, 1704 – March 14, 1757), was a former Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland and Admiral of the British Royal Navy. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven-year War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven-year War - Aftermath
The Seven-Year War left deep scars in Korea. Farmlands were devastated, irrigation dikes were destroyed, villages and towns were burned d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1750s: Encyclopedia - 1750s
1750s - Events and Trends. Scientific navigation is developed The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) fought between two rival alliances: the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1760s: Encyclopedia - 1760s
1760s - Events and Trends. King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. The Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763) comes to an end and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Rossbach: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Rossbach
The Battle of Rossbach (November 5, 1757) took place during the Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763) near the village of Rossbach, then in Prus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Years' War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Years' War - Colonial Theatre
For North American events, see French and Indian War. British battled French across India, North America, Europe, the Caribbean isles, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Years' War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Years' War - European Theatre
In the European theatre, Prussia was outnumbered, but not outclassed, by her opponents. Prussia was a small state, but as one historian r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven-year War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven-year War - The Second Invasion
Soon after the Chinese embassy was given safe conduct home, 200 Japanese ships carrying a force of 140,000 were sent to Korea, under the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven-year War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven-year War - The First Invasion
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who established his hegemony in Japan in the latter part of the 16th century, had wanted to conquer Ming China. Motiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scots Guards: Encyclopedia Ii - Scots Guards - The Early Years
The regiment traces its origins back to 1642 when, by order of King Charles I, the regiment was raised by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marques...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Antoine De Bougainville: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Antoine De Bougainville - Seven Years' War French And Indian War
In 1756 he went to Canada as captain of dragoons and aide-de-camp to the Marquis de Montcalm. He took an active part in the capture of Fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven-year War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven-year War - The First Invasion
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who established his hegemony in Japan in the latter part of the 16th century, had wanted to conquer the Ming China. M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven-year War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven-year War - The Second Invasion
Soon after the Chinese embassy was given safe conduct home, an enraged Hideyoshi sent 200 Japanese ships to Korea carrying a force of 140...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yi Sunshin: Encyclopedia Ii - Yi Sunshin - The Seven-year War And The Japanese Invasions
This Korean admiral played the most decisive role in fighting off the Japanese invaders in 1592 and 1597. In 1592, Toyotomi Hideyoshi gav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scots Guards: Encyclopedia Ii - Scots Guards - Wars Of Succession
In 1704, a further company was created for the regiment, a Highlander company, complete with the many traditional accoutrements of a High...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Hartwig Ernst Count Von Bernstorff: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Hartwig Ernst Count Von Bernstorff - The Seven Years' War
The first difficult problem he had to face was the Seven Years' War. He was determined to preserve the neutrality of Denmark at any cost,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scots Guards: Encyclopedia Ii - Scots Guards - Seeing The New World
In 1776, the American colonists, in Philadelphia, declared their independence from Great Britain during the American War of Independence....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernst Gideon Freiherr Von Laudon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernst Gideon Freiherr Von Laudon - Seven Years' War
His next active service, still under Trenck, was in the Silesian mountains in 1745, in which campaign he greatly distinguished himself as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scots Guards: Encyclopedia Ii - Scots Guards - The French Revolutionary Wars
In 1789, the French Revolution began. In 1793, the First Coalition, which included Great Britain and continental European powers, was cre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Boscawen: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Boscawen - War Of The Austrian Succession
Boscawen's reputation continued to grow during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740—1748). At the siege of Cartagena in March 1741,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scots Guards: Encyclopedia Ii - Scots Guards - A Grand Alliance
In 1686, the regiment was placed on the establishment of the English Army and the word battalion was first used. In 1688, William of Oran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Antoine De Bougainville: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Antoine De Bougainville - The First French Circumnavigation
Louis Antoine de Bougainville - Falklands settlement. After the peace, when the French government conceived the project of colonising t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Of Russia - Life Before Becoming Empress
Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of Peter the Great and Martha Skavronskaya, was born at Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, on 18 December 1709 (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Canada - English-french Conflict
Canada was colonized by two major European powers that were historically at odds with each other, and it was inevitable that this age-old...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Of Russia - Palace Revolution Of 1741
During the reign of her cousin Anne (1730-40), Elizabeth effaced herself as much as possible; but under the regency of Anna Leopoldovna t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elizabeth Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - Elizabeth Of Russia - Bestuzhev's Policies
After abolishing the cabinet council system in favor during the rule of the two Annes, and reconstituting the senate as it had been under...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yi Sunshin: Encyclopedia Ii - Yi Sunshin - Legacy
Yi Sun-Sin was considered a master naval tactician and his sea campaigns were decisive in hampering Japanese land operations in 1592 and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernst Gideon Freiherr Von Laudon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernst Gideon Freiherr Von Laudon - Later Career
After the peace, therefore, when Daun became the virtual commander-in-chief of the army, Laudon fell into the background. Offers were mad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Antoine De Bougainville: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Antoine De Bougainville - Early Career
Bougainville was born in Paris, France, the son of a notary. In early life, he studied law, but soon abandoned the profession, and in 175...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel: Encyclopedia Ii - Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel - The American Revolutionary War
The most important and the most debated period of his life belongs to the opening years of the American Revolutionary War. Keppel was by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Canada - World Wars
Military history of Canada - World War I. On August 4, 1914, Britain entered WWI by declaring war on Germany. The British declaration o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel: Encyclopedia Ii - Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel - Early Life And Career
The second son of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, he went to sea at the age of ten, and had already five years of service ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ernst Gideon Freiherr Von Laudon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ernst Gideon Freiherr Von Laudon - Background And Early Career
His family, of Scottish origin, had been settled in that country since before 1400. His father was a lieutenant-colonel, retired on a mea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Canada - Multilateralism And Peacekeeping
Soon after the end of the Second World War, the Cold War began. As a founding member of NATO and a signatory to the NORAD treaty with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Hartwig Ernst Count Von Bernstorff: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Hartwig Ernst Count Von Bernstorff - Prelude
Ever since the conclusion of the Great Northern War, Danish statesmen had been occupied in harvesting its fruits, namely, the Gottorp por...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Canada - Conflicts With The United States
With the French threat eliminated, Britain's eastern seaboard colonies became increasingly restive. The American Revolution largely arose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Canada - European Colonization
Military history of Canada - First Nations. The first conflicts between Europeans and Native peoples may have occurred around 1006, whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of Canada - Canadian Independence
Military history of Canada - Canadian militia. With Confederation in place and the British garrison gone, Canada assumed full responsib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hwacha: Encyclopedia Ii - Hwacha - Description
A atillery used to fire multiple anti-personnel firearms (such as Shin Ki Chon rockets or smaller cannons) at once. However, what made Hw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Battles Geographic: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Battles Geographic - Czech Republic
List of battles geographic - Hussite Wars. Battle of Vysehrad - 1419 Battle of Vitkov Hill - 1420 Battle of Lipany - 1434 List of ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Battles Geographic: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Battles Geographic - Croatia
List of battles geographic - Croatian War of Independence. Battle of Vukovar - 1991 Operation Storm - 1995 ... See also:List of bat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fiji National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Fiji National Rugby Union Team - History
Fiji national rugby union team - Early years. Rugby was first played in Fiji by European and Fijian soldiers of the Native Constabulary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tsushima Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Tsushima Island - Geography
Tsushima is considered a single island by the Japanese government, with an area of 696.26 square kilometres. Aso Bay (浅茅湾) is a dee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tsushima Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Tsushima Island - Demographics And Culture
The population of the islands is about 41,000, consisting mainly of ethnic Japanese, with minority Filipino and Korean populations. Profe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tsushima Island: Encyclopedia Ii - Tsushima Island - History
Tsushima Island - Early history. Archeological evidence suggests that Tsushima was already inhabited by settlers from the Korean penins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War: Encyclopedia Ii - World War - Earlier World Wars?
Other wars in earlier periods that saw conflict across the world have been considered world wars by some, including the Seven Years' War ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French And Indian War: Encyclopedia Ii - French And Indian War - Overview
The French and Indian War, unlike the others, began on North American soil and then spread to Europe, where Britain and France continued ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French And Indian War: Encyclopedia Ii - French And Indian War - Overview
The French and Indian War, unlike the others, began on North American soil and then spread to Europe, where Britain and France continued ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Anglo-dutch War: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Anglo-dutch War - The War
The first encounter between the nations was, as in the First Anglo-Dutch War, at sea. The war started with the Battle of Lowestoft, where...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Office: Encyclopedia Ii - War Office - Old War Office Building
Between 1906 and its abolition in 1964, the War Office was based in a massive neo-Baroque building, completed in 1906, located on Whiteha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marc René Marquis De Montalembert: Encyclopedia Ii - Marc René Marquis De Montalembert - Life
He was born at Angoulême, and entered the French Army in 1732. He fought in the War of the Polish Succession on the Rhine (1733-34), and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa National Rugby Union Team - Early Years
Rugby was first played in South Africa in 1878 by Hamilton club in Cape Town. The first ever British Lions tour took place in 1891 with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 47th Regiment Of Foot: Encyclopedia Ii - 47th Regiment Of Foot - North America
In 1750 theregiment deployed to Nova Scotia, Canada and the following year it was numbered the 47th Regiment of Foot. The regiment took p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa National Rugby Union Team - Post War Era
The team that many consider to be the finest Springbok side to tour swept the board in 1951/52. Hennie Muller took over the captaincy aft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa National Rugby Union Team - Post Apartheid
Until the 1990s the Springboks had a positive win record against every nation they played. Due to the government's policy of apartheid an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa National Rugby Union Team - Tri-nations 2004
South Africa continued to nurture and develop its rich vein of talent during the Tri-Nations, a competition in which South Africa had not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa National Rugby Union Team - Famous Players
South Africa national rugby union team - Past. Naas Botha (1958 - ) Danie Craven (1910 - 1993) Jannie de Beer Carel du Plessis Morne d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Burgoyne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Burgoyne - Biography
Burgoyne, "Gentleman Johnny" entered the army at an early age. In 1743 he made a runaway marriage to Lady Charlotte Stanley, daughter of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Burgoyne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Burgoyne - Biography
John Burgoyne, "Gentleman Johnny" entered the army at an early age. In 1743 he made a runaway marriage to Lady Charlotte Stanley, daughte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Phillip: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Phillip - Early Life And Naval Career
He was born in London, the son of Jacob Phillip, a German-born language teacher, and his English wife, Elizabeth, who had remarried after...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yemelyan Pugachev: Encyclopedia Ii - Yemelyan Pugachev - Background
Pugachev, the son of a small Don Cossack landowner, married a Cossack girl, Sofia Nedyuzheva, in 1758, and in the same year participated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Rennell: Encyclopedia Ii - James Rennell - Biography
Rennell was born near Chudleigh in Devon. His father, an officer in the Artillery, was killed in action shortly after the birth of his so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samori: Encyclopedia Ii - Samori - Early Life And Career
Born c. 1830 in Manyambaladugu (in what is now southeastern Guinea), the child of Dyula traders, Samori grew up in a West Africa being tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Bloody Valentine War: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Bloody Valentine War - Background
Almost two years have passed since the Bloody Valentine War between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT ended with the Treaty of Junius Seven. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Armed Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - British Armed Forces - History
British military history is long, complex and greatly influential in world history especially since the 17th Century. Important conflicts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dmz Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Dmz Vietnam - The First Indochina War
Main article First Indochina War The First Indochina War (also called the French Indochina War) was fought in Southeast Asia from 1946 th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thucydides: Encyclopedia Ii - Thucydides - The History Of The Peloponnesian War
Thucydides wrote only one book; its modern title is the History of the Peloponnesian War. All his legacy to history and historiography is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Magic Mountain: Encyclopedia Ii - The Magic Mountain - Summary
The protagonist is Hans Castorp, who visits his cousin Joachim Ziemßen in a sanatorium in Davos in the Swiss Alps before World War I. Ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kittanning Expedition: Encyclopedia Ii - Kittanning Expedition - Background
Although it eventually became a worldwide conflict known as the Seven Years' War, the French and Indian War began on the Pennsylvania fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norwegian Fortresses: Encyclopedia Ii - Norwegian Fortresses - A Historical Context For Norwegian Fortresses
Norwegian Fortresses - Civil Wars. Norwegian Fortresses - Baltic Power Wars. Most Norwegian fortresses were constructed in the period...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Mcdougall: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander Mcdougall - Privateer To Merchant
When the French and Indian War became an official war in 1756 as the Seven Years' War, McDougall added six guns to his ship, the Tyger, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A. Y. Jackson: Encyclopedia Ii - A. Y. Jackson - Group Of Seven Founding
In 1920, Jackson and six painter colleagues formed the Group of Seven. These artists were considered bold, because the Canadian wildernes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of North Korea - Postwar Consolidation
The 1954-56 three-year plan repaired the damage caused by the war and brought industrial production back to pre-war levels. This was foll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Colonial Empires: Encyclopedia Ii - French Colonial Empires - Colonial Conflict With Great Britain 1744–1815
In the mid-18th century, a series of colonial conflicts began between France and the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would ultimately res...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stamp Act 1765: Encyclopedia Ii - Stamp Act 1765 - Background
The Seven Years' War, ended by the Treaty of Paris, left Britain with control of Canada and the entire east coast of America. It had been...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: Encyclopedia Ii - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar - The Politician
Savarkar joined the Hindu Mahasabha and was its president for seven consecutive years. During this time, he contributed significantly to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joseon Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Joseon Dynasty - Early Japanese Invasions
In 1592 and 1597, Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi led the invasion of Korea by daimyo and their troops. This war is generally referre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Byng: Encyclopedia Ii - John Byng - Battle Of Minorca
On the approach of the Seven Years War the island of Minorca, which had been under British possession since 1708 when it was captured dur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontiac's Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontiac's Rebellion - Origins
In the decades before Pontiac's Rebellion, France and Great Britain participated in a series of wars in Europe that also involved their n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pontiac's Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontiac's Rebellion - Origins
In the decades before Pontiac's Rebellion, France and Great Britain participated in a series of wars in Europe that also involved their n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prussia: Encyclopedia Ii - Prussia - Kingdom Of Prussia
In 1701 Brandenburg-Prussia became the Kingdom of Prussia under Frederick I, with the permission of the Holy Roman Emperor and Polish Kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The People's Republic Of China - Mao's Legacy
The large number of deaths during the period of consolidation of power after victory in the Chinese Civil War paled in comparison to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kolín: Encyclopedia Ii - Kolín - History
Kolin was founded by king Wenceslas I in the 13th century under the name Colonia nova (New Colony). Between 1475-1488, Hynek z Poděbrad,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bloody Valentine War: Encyclopedia Ii - Bloody Valentine War - Bloody Valentine War
Bloody Valentine War - Tragedy of Copernicus February 5/Declaration of War February 11 C.E. 70. The war was declared on 11 February, Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bloody Valentine War: Encyclopedia Ii - Bloody Valentine War - Treaty Of Junius Seven
By the start of Cosmic Era year 72, the Alliance's nuclear stockpile was destroyed, as was the ZAFT GENESIS superweapon. More importantly...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seven Years' War: American History Dictionary - Seven Years' War
Definition and meaning of Seven Years' War:   Seven Years' War This conflict (1756-1763) pitted France, Austria, and Russia a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - French And Indian War: American History Dictionary - French And Indian War
Definition and meaning of French and Indian War:   French and Indian War Fourth in the series of great wars between England a...   » Read the article