This led to the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756, in which the alliances seen during the previous war were mostly inverted.

French defeat by the British under the command of Robert Clive during the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ) marked the end of the French stake in India.

Governor Vaudreuil, who harboured ambitions to become the French commander in chief ( in addition to his role as governor ), acted during the winter of 1756 before those reinforcements arrived.

Construction on the star-shaped fort, which Lotbinière based on designs of the renowned French military engineer Vauban, began in October 1755 and then proceeded slowly during the warmer-weather months of 1756 and 1757, using troops stationed at nearby Fort St. Frédéric and from Canada.

In February 1756, during the French and Indian War ( the North American theater of the Seven Years ' War ), he enlisted in the provincial army.

Over the next century, the castle vaults were used to hold prisoners of war during several conflicts, including the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ), the American War of Independence ( 1775 – 1783 ) and the Napoleonic Wars ( 1803 – 1815 ).

In 1756, the village was destroyed by John Armstrong, Sr. at the Battle of Kittanning during the French and Indian War.

It was a temporary stronghold for the Pennsylvania colonial militia from 1756 to 1757, during the French and Indian War.

He spent a great deal of money in building the " New Castle " in Stuttgart and elsewhere, and sided against Prussia during the Seven Years ' War of 1756 – 1763, which was unpopular with his Protestant subjects.

In 1756, during the rule of the Marquês de Pombal, the Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro ( C. G. A. V. A. D., also known as the General Company of Viticulture of the Upper Douro or Douro Wine Company ), was founded to guarantee the quality of the product and fair pricing to the end consumer.

When war again broke out in 1756, during Clive's absence in Bengal, the French obtained successes in the northern districts, and it was Mohammed Ali Khan Walajah's efforts which drove them from their settlements.

The Battle of Rossbach ( November 5, 1757 ) took place during the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ) near the village of Roßbach, in the Electorate of Saxony.

Devonshire was given the Garter and appointed First Lord of the Treasury ( most historians consider him Prime Minister during this service ) in November 1756, and he served as First Lord until May 1757 in an administration effectively run by William Pitt.

He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law William Pitt who he served with in government during Britain's participation in the Seven Years War between 1756 and 1761.

During this period he continued his studies attending classes at Cadet Corps of Land Forces. He gained his first battle experience fighting against the Prussians during the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ).

John Trumbull ( June 6, 1756 – November 10, 1843 ) was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary War and was notable for his historical paintings.

In August 1755 he followed Keppel to the Swiftsure, and in January 1756 to the Torbay, in which he continued till his promotion to commander's rank on 21 September 1759, and during this time was present in the expedition to Basque Roads in 1757, at the reduction of Gorée in 1758, and in the blockade of Brest in 1759, up to within two months of the battle of Quiberon Bay, from which his promotion just excluded him.

The battle was waged during the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ), and, in a mirror of their European rivalry, the French East India Company sent a small contingent to fight against the British.

After a period back at court, 38-year-old Zakhar held the command of a Russian corps of approximately 20, 000 soldiers who took part in the Raid on Berlin which briefly saw Austro-Russian forces capture the Prussian capital in 1760, during the very bloody and extensive European War ( over 1 million deaths ), known as Seven Years ' War, ( 1756 – 1763 ).

After his studies he went in 1755 as a tutor to Stockholm, where he spent a year and a half as tutor in the family of the minister of the German congregation, and during 1756 / 1757 in Uppsala, studying Old Norse and Gothic with the philologist Johan Ihre, then again in Stockholm as secretary of a German merchant.

On the approach of the Seven Years ' War, the island of Minorca, which had been a British possession since 1708, when it was captured during the War of the Spanish Succession, was threatened by a French naval attack from Toulon, and was invaded in 1756.

The town was severely damaged during Polish-Swedish Wars, especially in 1626-29, 1655, and 1660, as well as the later Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ).

The Cherokee alliance with Britain during the French and Indian War led to the construction of Fort Loudoun in 1756.

Seamen's pay rates had been established in 1658, and because of the stability of wages and prices, they were still reasonable as recently as the 1756 – 1763 Seven Years ' War ; however, high inflation during the last decades of the 18th century had thus severely eroded the real value of the pay.

He was appointed a major of the 33rd Regiment of Foot, on 20 December 1756, transferred to the 72nd Regiment of Foot on 9 May 1758, and on 14 December 1761, lieutenant-colonel of the 17th Regiment of Foot, before in May 1762, transferring to the 50th Regiment of Foot, with which regiment he served in Germany during the Seven Years War.

* 1756 – Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years ' War.

Phillip joined the Royal Navy at about fifteen, and saw action at the outbreak of the Seven Years ' War in the Mediterranean at the Battle of Minorca in 1756.

These competing claims led to a war in the colonies called the French and Indian War ( 1754 – 62 ), and contributed to the start of the global Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ).

Fearing that Britain's victory over France in the Seven Years War ( 1756 – 1763 ) threatened the European balance of power, Spain allied themselves to France but suffered a series of military defeats and ended up having to cede Florida to the British at the Treaty of Paris ( 1763 ), which ended the Seven Years ' War.

Prior to the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ), the economy of Saint-Domingue gradually expanded, with sugar and, later, coffee becoming important export crops.

In 1756, the Seven Years War broke out between the great powers of Europe, and India became a theatre of action, where it was called the Third Carnatic War.

* 1756 – The Seven Years ' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.

The reign of Peter I's daughter Elizabeth in 1741 – 62 saw Russia's participation in the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ).

In coalition with the rising power Prussia, defeated France in the Seven Years War ( 1756 – 1763 ), and won full control of Canada.

The Seven Years ' War, which began in 1756, was the first war waged on a global scale, fought in Europe, India, North America, the Caribbean, the Philippines and coastal Africa.

France, which claimed this area as part of their colony of New France, viewed this as a threat, and the ensuing French and Indian War became part of the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ).

Dresden suffered heavy destruction in the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ), following its capture by Prussian forces, its subsequent re-capture, and a failed Prussian siege in 1760.

" Seven Years " refers to events in Europe, from the official declaration of war in 1756 to the signing of the peace treaty in 1763.

During that time in Europe, on May 18, 1756, England formally declared war on France, which expanded the war into Europe, which was later to be known as the Seven Years ' War.

His book about the history of the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ) was the basis for many reprints, as well as for school books.

She led the country into the two major European conflicts of her time: the War of Austrian Succession ( 1740 – 8 ) and the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ).

She reversed the policy of France in 1756 by creating an alliance with Austria against Prussia in the Seven Years ' War.

At the end of the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ) the mahogany trade began to change significantly.

During Europe's major pre-revolutionary war, the Seven Years ' War of 1756 – 1763, few armies ever numbered more than 200, 000.

The ensuing Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ) was to have profound consequences for France and Britain.

During the Seven Years ' War, Spain regained the island in 1756 after the Battle of Minorca.

He declined to participate in the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ), preferring to concentrate on administrative reforms, to maintain a well-disciplined army and to strengthen his fortresses.