Seven Years' War

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The '''Seven Years' War''', also known as the '''War of the Conquest''', was an armed military conflict that was fought from 1754 to 1763 between several nations in [[Europe]], most notably [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] and [[France]]. Other belligerents included [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Russia]], Prussia, [[Austria]] and several [[Iroquois]] tribes in [[North America]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

The war began in 1754 as the result of shifting political borders and alliances in Europe, coupled with the efforts of several nations to secure lands beyond Britain's [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]]. Fighting soon broke out both in Europe and in and around North America; theaters ranged from [[Canada]] to the [[Caribbean|West Indies]] and from the eastern [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast to the Russian city of [[Moscow]]. The infamous [[French and Indian War]] was part of the conflict, specifically the North American theater, where French forced allied with native Iroquois tribes to stop the British advance westward. In Europe, the war was largely fought with sieges and arson along with several open battles.{{Fact}}

Several key historical figures were involved in the war, including General [[Edward Braddock]] and future United States President [[George Washington]]; the [[Templars]] [[Haytham Kenway]], [[William Johnson]], [[John Pitcairn]] and [[Charles Lee]] also participated in the conflict, several of them earning reputation, influence and power from their involvement.<ref name="AC3"/> The [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-Templar [[Shay Cormac]] was also active during the war, as was the [[French Assassins|French Assassin]] and soldier [[Pierre Bellec]].<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/08/05/september-cover-reveal-assassins-creed-rogue-unity.aspx GameInformer: ''September Cover Revealed – Assassin's Creed Rogue And Unity'']</ref> By the war's end, the [[Assassin-Templar War]] had intensified to new heights, and the [[Colonial Rite of the Templar Order]] had all but destroyed the [[Colonial Assassins]].

The war officially ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763, granting the victorious Great Britain several holdings throughout the Americas. Spain also emerged a victor, and was given French [[Louisiana]], among other lands.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>

Britain's mounting costs from the war eventually contributed to a growing colonial resentment towards England; years later, this would set the stage for the [[American Revolutionary War]] in 1775.<ref name="AC3"/>

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