七年战争（Seven years war）.doc

七年战争（Seven years war） The seven year war (1756-1763) was the first real world war. Most European countries are involved in the war. Not only on land Europe, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, but also in the Americas, India, Africa, the West Indies, and Philippines, land and sea conflicts occurred. The cause of the war was due to hostile both Britain and France in the American West of the Appalachian mountains areas require; in addition, Austria started to recover by the rise of the kingdom of Prussias province of Silesia. In 1754, the war broke out in America - the local people called it the French Indian War, and it was only the American part of the seven year war. In Nessitipa Jose, west of Pennsylvania, French forces defeated Colonel George Washingtons army. The following year, a hybrid army headed by colonial lieutenant general and British regular army, led by general Edward Bredock, was defeated in the vicinity of the prairie. When King Frederick of Prussia learned that Austria had allied itself with France and Russia to isolate Prussia, and as the first step to retake Silesia, he appealed to Britain for help. He pointed out that Austrias ambitions had expanded to demand not only the recovery of its lost provinces, but also the need to control the whole of Germany, including Hannover. Frederick promised to protect Hannover on the condition that the latter form a United army. As Britains George II in Hannover is also the elector [Note: since 1714 the dead queen Anna left no descendants, the great grandson of James Thi, elector of Hannover inherited the British throne as George I. Since then, Hannover has been under the protection of the British royal family until Queen Victorias accession to the throne in 1837. So the British government F agreed to his terms and formed an Anglo Prussian defence alliance. France immediately accept the challenge, it is thought that this is a retaliation for old enemies and recover it in 1713. The part of opportunity. The French