Editing Seven Years' War

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{{Quote|...We need more land! The French understand this, and endeavor to prevent such growth... This is why we ride, to offer them one last chance. The French will leave... or they will die!|Edward Braddock, on the cause of the war, 1755.|Assassin's Creed III|The Braddock Expedition}}
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|name = Seven Years' War
|date = 1754-1763
|end = 1763
|place = [[Europe]], [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Africa]], [[Asia]]
|result = Eradication of the Colonial Assassins, British victory in the North American Theatre, {{Wiki|Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris}}
|battles = *French and Indian War
**[[Braddock Expedition]]
**[[Siege of Fort William Henry]] 
**[[Siege of Louisbourg]]
**[[Battle of Labrador]]
**[[Great Purge (1757-1763)]] (clandestine)
*Europe
**[[Battle of Quiberon Bay]]
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*[[Templars]]
**[[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Rite]]
**[[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]]
**[[Canadian Rite of the Templar Order|Canadian Rite]]
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*[[Assassins]]
**[[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Brotherhood]]
**[[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]]
**[[Canadian Brotherhood of Assassins|Canadian Brotherhood]]

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*[[George II of Great Britain|George II]] (until 1760)
*[[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] (from 1760)
*{{wiki|Frederick the Great|Frederick II}}
*{{wiki|Joseph I of Portugal|King Joseph I}}
*{{wiki|Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Duke Ferdinand}}
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*{{wiki|Maria Theresa|Empress Maria Theresa}}
*{{wiki|Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria|Maximilian III}}
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*{{wiki|Peter III of Russia|Emperor Peter III}} (from 1762)
*{{wiki|Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden|King Adolph Frederick}}
*{{wiki|Charles III of Spain|King Charles III}}
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The '''Seven Years' War''' (1754-1763) was a conflict between the colonial empires of [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of France|France]] for global hegemony. The war spanned across their territorial possessions in multiple continents, including [[Europe]],[[North America]], and even reaching colonies in [[Africa]] and [[India]]. It involved other belligerents like [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Russia]], [[Prussia]], [[Austria]], the [[Holy Roman Empire]], and the [[Iroquois]] who allied with either power. The theater in North America was called the '''French and Indian War'''.<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]]. The war did not begin on an international scale until 1756 and ended in 1763, and is from these years that the conflict gets its name, even though it technically lasted for nine years. 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]]. In Europe, the war was largely fought with sieges and arson along with several open battles.{{Fact|June 2019}}

The French and Indian War was fought primarily along the [[Frontier|frontiers]], separating New France from the British colonies spanning [[Virginia]] to Nova Scotia. This conflict involved [[Templars|Templar]] manipulation, with the perpetrators composing of [[Haytham Kenway]], [[William Johnson]], [[Shay Cormac]], and others. In contrast, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]] allied themselves primarily with the French-native alliance, and helped them in several conflicts, most notably the [[Siege of Fort William Henry]].<ref name="ACRG"/>

The armies marched their way through different forts during the [[Braddock Expedition]], an ambush led by Templar [[Edward Braddock]] but the expedition was a complete failure through the efforts of Haytham Kenway and the Templars, who sought to bring down his atrocities in killing innocents. British and French soldiers battled from camp through camp at River Valley where the French forces, who were aided by the Assassins, were at first victorious but the British, who in turn, were allied with the Templars, managed to capture several forts and settlements under French control with the help of Shay Cormac.

Several key historical figures were involved in the war, including the future President of the United States, [[George Washington]]. The Templars John Pitcairn and Charles Lee also participated in the conflict, with several of the members earning reputation, influence, and power from their involvement.<ref name="AC3" /> The Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac was also active during the war,<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> as was the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] and soldier [[Pierre Bellec]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> By the war's end, the [[Assassin-Templar War]] had intensified dramatically, and the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Templars]] had all but [[Great Purge (1757-1763)|destroyed]] the Colonial Assassins.<ref name="ACRG" />

In 1760, the [[French Empire]] sold the west side of New France to the [[Spanish Empire]], that bordered [[Mexico]], which they renamed [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Louisiana]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>

The war officially ended with the {{Wiki|Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris}} in 1763, granting the victorious Great Britain and her allies several holdings throughout the Americas. The Thirteen Colonies had successfully conquered New France and expanded into unharmed Indian territory, where they continued to displace the natives. Some indigenous tribes were forced to migrate as far west as Spanish Louisiana, where they presumably assimilated with the local tribes.<ref name="AC3"/>

The British had also taken over French Canada, that bordered the frontier of Rupert's Land, along with Canada's northeastern islands that bordered the Arctic Ocean and most of the French islands in the Caribbean and the west of Spanish Florida, which the British renamed West Florida. However, they were all separate nations from the Thirteen Colonies. After the war, all that remained of the French Empire in [[North America]] were [[Haiti]] and the two Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and [[Martinique]].<ref name="AC3"/>

At the end of the conflict, numerous [[British Army|British soldiers]] were killed, including Edward Braddock, as a result of an assassination plot created by Haytham.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

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

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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