Hawke's fleet at Spithead in 1759 by American artist Mark Myers
They will go on to defeat the French at the battle of Quiberon Bay, the most decisive naval engagement before Nelson, fought in a gale on a dangerous lee shore.
#Ageofsail #RoyalNavy #Sevenyearswar
They will go on to defeat the French at the battle of Quiberon Bay, the most decisive naval engagement before Nelson, fought in a gale on a dangerous lee shore.
#Ageofsail #RoyalNavy #Sevenyearswar
October 7, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hawke's fleet at Spithead in 1759 by American artist Mark Myers
They will go on to defeat the French at the battle of Quiberon Bay, the most decisive naval engagement before Nelson, fought in a gale on a dangerous lee shore.
#Ageofsail #RoyalNavy #Sevenyearswar
They will go on to defeat the French at the battle of Quiberon Bay, the most decisive naval engagement before Nelson, fought in a gale on a dangerous lee shore.
#Ageofsail #RoyalNavy #Sevenyearswar
Newly finished 28mm Foundry Seven Years War grenadiers for my Prussian army. They will form the contingent of the von Retzow regiment that formed the 2/6 von Kleist grenadier battalion. #wargames #sevenyearswar
August 16, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Newly finished 28mm Foundry Seven Years War grenadiers for my Prussian army. They will form the contingent of the von Retzow regiment that formed the 2/6 von Kleist grenadier battalion. #wargames #sevenyearswar
Picked up a new ‘global’ history of the Seven Years War. Can’t have too much Seven Years War content. 📚 #sevenyearswar #histbookchat
December 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Picked up a new ‘global’ history of the Seven Years War. Can’t have too much Seven Years War content. 📚 #sevenyearswar #histbookchat
After a SYW battle this weekend, I left the figures out and dusted off Sam Mustafa’s Maurice rules, which I haven’t looked at in a decade, and they’re not bad! The cards themselves are works of art. #wargaming #SYW #SevenYearsWar
April 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
After a SYW battle this weekend, I left the figures out and dusted off Sam Mustafa’s Maurice rules, which I haven’t looked at in a decade, and they’re not bad! The cards themselves are works of art. #wargaming #SYW #SevenYearsWar
August 29, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I am especially looking forward to "Infantry in Battle" by one of my favourite historians Alex Burns. #@kabinettskriege.bsky.social #sevenyearswar #tactics #wargaming
Look forward to December!
Here is a list of new #non_fiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month: regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #Waterloo
Here is a list of new #non_fiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month: regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #Waterloo
November 30, 2024 at 12:31 PM
I am especially looking forward to "Infantry in Battle" by one of my favourite historians Alex Burns. #@kabinettskriege.bsky.social #sevenyearswar #tactics #wargaming
The colossal expense of the #SevenYearsWar and the high-handed approach of British politicians led to the #AmericanRevolution.
⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
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⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
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How Britain lost America
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February 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The colossal expense of the #SevenYearsWar and the high-handed approach of British politicians led to the #AmericanRevolution.
⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
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⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
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"Endgame At Lobositz".
This scenario was designed to simulate the last few hours of the battle of Lobositz between the Austrian and Prussian armies in the Seven Years War. The battle was fought twice in the IKS with both times being an Austrian victory. #Wargame #Battle #SevenYearsWar
This scenario was designed to simulate the last few hours of the battle of Lobositz between the Austrian and Prussian armies in the Seven Years War. The battle was fought twice in the IKS with both times being an Austrian victory. #Wargame #Battle #SevenYearsWar
March 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Endgame At Lobositz".
This scenario was designed to simulate the last few hours of the battle of Lobositz between the Austrian and Prussian armies in the Seven Years War. The battle was fought twice in the IKS with both times being an Austrian victory. #Wargame #Battle #SevenYearsWar
This scenario was designed to simulate the last few hours of the battle of Lobositz between the Austrian and Prussian armies in the Seven Years War. The battle was fought twice in the IKS with both times being an Austrian victory. #Wargame #Battle #SevenYearsWar
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1759, during the #SevenYearsWar, British troops in #Québec attacked a sleeping village of #Abenaki #NativeAmericans. They were shot in their homes and in the back as they fled. Their church was then looted and their homes burnt down with many still inside.
October 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1759, during the #SevenYearsWar, British troops in #Québec attacked a sleeping village of #Abenaki #NativeAmericans. They were shot in their homes and in the back as they fled. Their church was then looted and their homes burnt down with many still inside.
#OTD The Battle of Krefeld took place on June 23, 1758, during the Seven Years War. Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick led an Allied army consisting of Prussian, Hanoverian, and Hessian troops to a great victory over the French forces commanded by the Comte de Clermont.
#history #sevenyearswar
#history #sevenyearswar
June 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
#OTD The Battle of Krefeld took place on June 23, 1758, during the Seven Years War. Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick led an Allied army consisting of Prussian, Hanoverian, and Hessian troops to a great victory over the French forces commanded by the Comte de Clermont.
#history #sevenyearswar
#history #sevenyearswar
Frontier Rangers is available to order now from all major retailers.
#FrenchandIndianWar #fortatno4 #colonialamerica
#fortticonderoga #americanrevolution #KingPhilipsWar #Warof1812 #sevenyearswar #wargaming #Vermont #NewHampshire #Massachusetts #Maine #outdooradventures
#FrenchandIndianWar #fortatno4 #colonialamerica
#fortticonderoga #americanrevolution #KingPhilipsWar #Warof1812 #sevenyearswar #wargaming #Vermont #NewHampshire #Massachusetts #Maine #outdooradventures
April 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Frontier Rangers is available to order now from all major retailers.
#FrenchandIndianWar #fortatno4 #colonialamerica
#fortticonderoga #americanrevolution #KingPhilipsWar #Warof1812 #sevenyearswar #wargaming #Vermont #NewHampshire #Massachusetts #Maine #outdooradventures
#FrenchandIndianWar #fortatno4 #colonialamerica
#fortticonderoga #americanrevolution #KingPhilipsWar #Warof1812 #sevenyearswar #wargaming #Vermont #NewHampshire #Massachusetts #Maine #outdooradventures
The #ProclamationLine was set in a royal edict on #ThisDayInHistory in 1763 by #KingGeorgeIII. This set aside all lands in the future USA acquired from France in the #SevenYearsWar for the #Indigenous people, angering rich land speculators in the British North American colonies.
October 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The #ProclamationLine was set in a royal edict on #ThisDayInHistory in 1763 by #KingGeorgeIII. This set aside all lands in the future USA acquired from France in the #SevenYearsWar for the #Indigenous people, angering rich land speculators in the British North American colonies.
On September 13, 1759, British and French forces met outside Quebec City in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham—a clash that lasted less than an hour but helped reshape the future of North America.
#PlainsOfAbraham #SevenYearsWar #OnThisDay #CanadianHistory #QuebecCity
#PlainsOfAbraham #SevenYearsWar #OnThisDay #CanadianHistory #QuebecCity
September 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
On September 13, 1759, British and French forces met outside Quebec City in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham—a clash that lasted less than an hour but helped reshape the future of North America.
#PlainsOfAbraham #SevenYearsWar #OnThisDay #CanadianHistory #QuebecCity
#PlainsOfAbraham #SevenYearsWar #OnThisDay #CanadianHistory #QuebecCity
#OTD On May 17, 1756, Great Britain declared war on France, launching the Seven Years' War across five continents. While skirmishes, known as the French and Indian War,had occurred in North America since 1754, the conflict now transformed into a worldwide war
#history #militaryhistory #sevenyearswar
#history #militaryhistory #sevenyearswar
May 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
#OTD On May 17, 1756, Great Britain declared war on France, launching the Seven Years' War across five continents. While skirmishes, known as the French and Indian War,had occurred in North America since 1754, the conflict now transformed into a worldwide war
#history #militaryhistory #sevenyearswar
#history #militaryhistory #sevenyearswar
Although the Natives and French were allies in the war against the British for North America, in their minds they never ceded any land to anyone, despite French and British assumptions to the land. #nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation #canada #sevenyearswar #frenchandindianwar
September 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Although the Natives and French were allies in the war against the British for North America, in their minds they never ceded any land to anyone, despite French and British assumptions to the land. #nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation #canada #sevenyearswar #frenchandindianwar
📜✨ How did Michigan go from French to British rule? The Treaty of Paris (1763) changed everything! Learn the history & its impact: northernmichiganhistory.com/the-treaty-o... #MichiganHistory #SevenYearsWar #FrenchAndIndianWar #HistoricTreaties #NorthAmericaHistory 🗺️
The Treaty of Paris (1763) | Northern Michigan History
Discover how the Treaty of Paris in 1763 ended the French and Indian War, transferred Michigan to British control, and shaped North America.
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February 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📜✨ How did Michigan go from French to British rule? The Treaty of Paris (1763) changed everything! Learn the history & its impact: northernmichiganhistory.com/the-treaty-o... #MichiganHistory #SevenYearsWar #FrenchAndIndianWar #HistoricTreaties #NorthAmericaHistory 🗺️
18 May 1756: Great Britain declared war on France, beginning the 'Seven Years War'. #History #SevenYearsWar
May 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
18 May 1756: Great Britain declared war on France, beginning the 'Seven Years War'. #History #SevenYearsWar
Duncannon wrote to the 4th Duke of Devonshire that same day, "the French think they are superior" in the Med, and will now steer their fleet toward Port Mahon on the other side of the island to block aid to the British garrison protecting Fort St. Phillip. #SevenYearsWar
May 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Duncannon wrote to the 4th Duke of Devonshire that same day, "the French think they are superior" in the Med, and will now steer their fleet toward Port Mahon on the other side of the island to block aid to the British garrison protecting Fort St. Phillip. #SevenYearsWar
9 June 1762: British forces began the Siege of #Havana in #Cuba. The city would be captured on 13 August. #History #SevenYearsWar
June 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
9 June 1762: British forces began the Siege of #Havana in #Cuba. The city would be captured on 13 August. #History #SevenYearsWar
#Skystorians are there any monographs/articles about the overlap between espionage/military intelligence and Native American captivity during the #SevenYearsWar and #PontiacsWar? Or just in the 18th century in general?
September 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
#Skystorians are there any monographs/articles about the overlap between espionage/military intelligence and Native American captivity during the #SevenYearsWar and #PontiacsWar? Or just in the 18th century in general?
9 June 1762: British forces began the Siege of #Havana in Cuba. The city would be captured on 13 August. #History #SevenYearsWar
June 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
9 June 1762: British forces began the Siege of #Havana in Cuba. The city would be captured on 13 August. #History #SevenYearsWar
Fort Dobbs State Historical Site photographed on February 1, 2025. Statesville, North Carolina. A French and Indian War fort reconstructed at the site of the original location. #fortdobbs #frenchandindianwar #sevenyearswar #northcarolina
February 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Fort Dobbs State Historical Site photographed on February 1, 2025. Statesville, North Carolina. A French and Indian War fort reconstructed at the site of the original location. #fortdobbs #frenchandindianwar #sevenyearswar #northcarolina
The Peace of Paris, signed on Feb 10, 1763, ended the Seven Years’ War. After lengthy negotiations, Britain, France, and Spain agreed to end a costly and far-reaching global war that had exhausted their resources.
#history #sevenyearswar #treatyofparis #diplomacy
#history #sevenyearswar #treatyofparis #diplomacy
February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The Peace of Paris, signed on Feb 10, 1763, ended the Seven Years’ War. After lengthy negotiations, Britain, France, and Spain agreed to end a costly and far-reaching global war that had exhausted their resources.
#history #sevenyearswar #treatyofparis #diplomacy
#history #sevenyearswar #treatyofparis #diplomacy