Atlas of Battles

war, 129 engagements

Battles of the Seven Years' War

The atlas places 129 engagements of the Seven Years' War (1756 to 1763): 90 battles, 23 sieges and 16 naval actions across 15 present-day countries, most in Germany (41), France (17), Poland (16). The most widely documented: Battle of Rossbach, Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Battle of Kunersdorf, Battle of Kolín, Battle of Leuthen.

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Battle of Fort BeauséjourBattle of the MonongahelaBattle of PetitcodiacBattle of Lake GeorgeBattle of Fort BullSiege of Fort St PhilipBattle of MinorcaBattle of Fort OswegoSiege of PirnaBattle of LobositzSiege of SchweidnitzBattle of ChandannagarBattle of ReichenbergBattle of PragueBattle of StudencemBattle of HastenbeckSiege of Fort William HenryBattle of Gross-JägersdorfRaid on RochefortBattle of MoysBattle of Cap-FrançaisBattle of BreslauSiege of OlomoucCapture of SenegalSiege of KüstrinSiege of NeisseSiege of SchweidnitzBattle of CartagenaSiege of MindenBattle of CuddaloreAction of 29 April 1758Raid on St MaloBattle of RheinbergBattle of KrefeldBattle of DomstadtlBattle of CarillonBattle of OstřetínaBattle of PřepychBattle of NegapatamBattle of MehrRaid on CherbourgBattle of Fort FrontenacBattle of Saint CastBattle of Fort DuquesneBattle of TornowSiege of KolbergBattle of LutterbergBattle of Fort LigonierBattle of HochkirchSiege of MadrasCapture of GoréeBattle of CondoreSieges of KolbergPlanned French Invasion of BritainBattle of FuldaInvasion of MartiniqueInvasion of GuadeloupeSiege of MasulipatamBattle of BergenBattle of PeterswaldeBattle of HimmelreichSiege of QuebecRaid on Le HavreBattle of KayBattle of TiconderogaBattle of BeauportBattle of MindenBattle of LagosBattle of PondicherryBattle of Frisches HaffBattle of HoyerswerdaSiege of MünsterBattle of Quiberon BayBattle of MaxenBattle of ChinsurahBattle of MeissenBattle of WandiwashBattle of UdgirBattle of CarrickfergusBattle of Sainte-FoyBattle of NeuvilleSiege of GlatzBattle of LandeshutBattle of RestigoucheBattle of CorbachSiege of DresdenBattle of EmsdorfBattle of WarburgBattle of LiegnitzBattle of OschatzBattle of the Thousand IslandsSiege of KolbergSiege of PondicherryBattle of RhadernRaid on BerlinBattle of Kloster KampenBattle of the Windward PassageBattle of LangensalzaSiege of CasselBattle of GrünbergCapture of Belle ÎleInvasion of DominicaBattle of VillinghausenAction of 17 July 1761Battle of Cape FinisterreSiege of KolbergBattle of ÖlperInvasion of MartiniqueBombardment of ArnsbergBattle of WilhelmsthalBattle of BurkersdorfBattle of LutterbergSiege of AlmeidaBattle of GrüningenBattle of Valencia de AlcántaraBattle of NauheimBattle of Signal HillBattle of Brücker MillSiege of CasselBattle of Vila VelhaBattle of FreibergSiege of Fort DetroitBattle of Devil's HoleBattle of KolínBattle of RossbachBattle of LeuthenBattle of ZorndorfBattle of KunersdorfBattle of the Plains of AbrahamBattle of KolínBattle of RossbachBattle of LeuthenBattle of ZorndorfBattle of the Plains of AbrahamChicagoTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaÜrümqiKabul5000 km33.058N, 0.948E
129 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1755: 4 engagements1756: 6 engagements1757: 15 engagements1758: 31 engagements31 in 17581759: 26 engagements1760: 21 engagements1761: 10 engagements1762: 14 engagements1763: 2 engagements17551763
129 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Fort Beauséjour, 1755Battle of the Monongahela, 1755Battle of Petitcodiac, 1755Battle of Lake George, 1755Battle of Fort Bull, 1756Siege of Fort St Philip, 1756Battle of Minorca, 1756Battle of Fort Oswego, 1756Siege of Pirna, 1756Battle of Lobositz, 1756Siege of Schweidnitz, 1757Battle of Chandannagar, 1757Battle of Reichenberg, 1757Battle of Prague, 1757Battle of Kolín, 1757Battle of Studencem, 1757Battle of Hastenbeck, 1757Siege of Fort William Henry, 1757Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf, 1757Raid on Rochefort, 1757Battle of Moys, 1757Battle of Cap-Français, 1757Battle of Rossbach, 1757Battle of Breslau, 1757Battle of Leuthen, 1757Siege of Olomouc, 1758Capture of Senegal, 1758Siege of Küstrin, 1758Siege of Neisse, 1758Siege of Schweidnitz, 1758Battle of Cartagena, 1758Siege of Minden, 1758Battle of Cuddalore, 1758Action of 29 April 1758, 1758Raid on St Malo, 1758Battle of Rheinberg, 1758Battle of Krefeld, 1758Battle of Domstadtl, 1758Battle of Carillon, 1758Battle of Ostřetína, 1758Battle of Přepych, 1758Battle of Negapatam, 1758Battle of Mehr, 1758Raid on Cherbourg, 1758Battle of Zorndorf, 1758Battle of Fort Frontenac, 1758Battle of Saint Cast, 1758Battle of Fort Duquesne, 1758Battle of Tornow, 1758Siege of Kolberg, 1758Battle of Lutterberg, 1758Battle of Fort Ligonier, 1758Battle of Hochkirch, 1758Siege of Madras, 1758Capture of Gorée, 1758Battle of Condore, 1758Sieges of Kolberg, 1759Planned French Invasion of Britain, 1759Battle of Fulda, 1759Invasion of Martinique, 1759Invasion of Guadeloupe, 1759Siege of Masulipatam, 1759Battle of Bergen, 1759Battle of Peterswalde, 1759Battle of Himmelreich, 1759Siege of Quebec, 1759Raid on Le Havre, 1759Battle of Kay, 1759Battle of Ticonderoga, 1759Battle of Beauport, 1759Battle of Minden, 1759Battle of Kunersdorf, 1759Battle of Lagos, 1759Battle of Pondicherry, 1759Battle of Frisches Haff, 1759Battle of the Plains of Abraham, 1759Battle of Hoyerswerda, 1759Siege of Münster, 1759Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759Battle of Maxen, 1759Battle of Chinsurah, 1759Battle of Meissen, 1759Battle of Wandiwash, 1760Battle of Udgir, 1760Battle of Carrickfergus, 1760Battle of Sainte-Foy, 1760Battle of Neuville, 1760Siege of Glatz, 1760Battle of Landeshut, 1760Battle of Restigouche, 1760Battle of Corbach, 1760Siege of Dresden, 1760Battle of Emsdorf, 1760Battle of Warburg, 1760Battle of Liegnitz, 1760Battle of Oschatz, 1760Battle of the Thousand Islands, 1760Siege of Kolberg, 1760Siege of Pondicherry, 1760Battle of Rhadern, 1760Raid on Berlin, 1760Battle of Kloster Kampen, 1760Battle of the Windward Passage, 1760Battle of Langensalza, 1761Siege of Cassel, 1761Battle of Grünberg, 1761Capture of Belle Île, 1761Invasion of Dominica, 1761Battle of Villinghausen, 1761Action of 17 July 1761, 1761Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1761Siege of Kolberg, 1761Battle of Ölper, 1761Invasion of Martinique, 1762Bombardment of Arnsberg, 1762Battle of Wilhelmsthal, 1762Battle of Burkersdorf, 1762Battle of Lutterberg, 1762Siege of Almeida, 1762Battle of Grüningen, 1762Battle of Valencia de Alcántara, 1762Battle of Nauheim, 1762Battle of Signal Hill, 1762Battle of Brücker Mill, 1762Siege of Cassel, 1762Battle of Vila Velha, 1762Battle of Freiberg, 1762Siege of Fort Detroit, 1763Battle of Devil's Hole, 176317551763
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
16 June 1755Battle of Fort BeauséjourCanadaBritish victory
9 July 1755Battle of the MonongahelaFort Duquesne, Pennsylvania, United StatesFrench-Indian victory
3 September 1755Battle of PetitcodiacCanadaFrench-Indian victory
8 September 1755Battle of Lake GeorgeLake George, New York, United StatesAnglo-Haudenosaunee Victory
27 March 1756Battle of Fort BullRome, New York, United StatesFrench victory
20 April 1756Siege of Fort St PhilipSt. Philip's Castle, SpainFrench victory
20 May 1756Battle of MinorcaMenorca, SpainFrench victory
14 August 1756Battle of Fort OswegoFort Oswego, New York, United StatesFrench victory
11 September 1756Siege of PirnaPirna, GermanyPrussian victory
1 October 1756Battle of LobositzLovosice, Czech RepublicSee aftermath
1757Siege of SchweidnitzŚwidnica, Poland
23 March 1757Battle of ChandannagarChandannagar, IndiaBritish victory
21 April 1757Battle of ReichenbergLiberec, Czech RepublicPrussian victory
6 May 1757Battle of PraguePrague, Czech RepublicPrussian victory
18 June 1757Battle of KolínKolín, Czech RepublicAustrian victory
18 July 1757Battle of StudencemStudenec, Czech Republic
26 July 1757Battle of HastenbeckHamelin, GermanyFrench victory
3 August 1757Siege of Fort William HenryLake George, New York, United StatesFrench-Indian victory
30 August 1757Battle of Gross-JägersdorfChernyakhovsky District, RussiaRussian victory
September 1757Raid on RochefortRochefort, FranceFrench victory
7 September 1757Battle of MoysGörlitz, GermanyAustrian victory
21 October 1757Battle of Cap-FrançaisHaitiInconclusive
5 November 1757Battle of RossbachRoßbach, GermanyPrussian victory
22 November 1757Battle of BreslauWrocław, PolandAustrian victory
5 December 1757Battle of LeuthenLutynia, PolandPrussian victory
1758Siege of OlomoucOlomouc, Czech RepublicAustrian victory
1758Capture of SenegalSaint-Louis, SenegalBritish victory
1758Siege of KüstrinKostrzyn nad Odrą, PolandPrussian victory
1758Siege of NeisseNysa, Poland
1758Siege of SchweidnitzŚwidnica, Poland
28 February 1758Battle of CartagenaCartagena, SpainBritish victory
4 March 1758Siege of MindenMinden, Germany
29 April 1758Battle of CuddalorePondicherry, FranceInconclusive
1758Action of 29 April 1758Bay of BiscayBritish victory
5 June 1758Raid on St MaloSaint-Malo, FranceBritish victory
12 June 1758Battle of RheinbergRheinberg, GermanyIndecisive
23 June 1758Battle of KrefeldKrefeld, GermanyAllied victory
30 June 1758Battle of DomstadtlDomašov nad Bystřicí, CzechiaAustrian victory
8 July 1758Battle of CarillonTiconderoga, New York, United StatesFrench victory
12 July 1758Battle of OstřetínaOstřetín, Czech Republic
16 July 1758Battle of PřepychCzechia
3 August 1758Battle of NegapatamBay of Bengal, FranceInconclusive
5 August 1758Battle of MehrMehrhoog, Germany
7 August 1758Raid on CherbourgCherbourg-Octeville, FranceBritish victory
25 August 1758Battle of ZorndorfSarbinowo, Gmina Dębno, PolandInconclusive
26 August 1758Battle of Fort FrontenacKingston, CanadaBritish victory
11 September 1758Battle of Saint CastSaint-Cast-le-Guildo, FranceFrench victory
13 September 1758Battle of Fort DuquesnePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesFrench victory
26 September 1758Battle of TornowFürstenberg/Havel, GermanySwedish victory
3 October 1758Siege of KolbergKołobrzeg, Poland
10 October 1758Battle of LutterbergStaufenberg, GermanyFrench victory
12 October 1758Battle of Fort LigonierFort Ligonier, Pennsylvania, United StatesBritish victory
14 October 1758Battle of HochkirchHochkirch, GermanyAustrian victory
December 1758Siege of MadrasChennai, IndiaBritish victory
December 1758Capture of GoréeGorée, SenegalBritish victory
9 December 1758Battle of CondoreKonduru, FranceBritish victory
1759Sieges of KolbergKołobrzeg, GermanyPrussian victory
1759Planned French Invasion of BritainNormandy, France
1759Battle of FuldaFulda, Germany
16 January 1759Invasion of MartiniqueMartinique, FranceFrench victory
22 January 1759Invasion of GuadeloupeGuadeloupe, FranceBritish victory
6 March 1759Siege of MasulipatamMachilipatnam, FranceBritish victory
13 April 1759Battle of BergenFrankfurt-Bergen-Enkheim, GermanyFrench victory
14 April 1759Battle of PeterswaldePetrovice, CzechiaPrussian victory; Austrian munition magazines and 200+ ships...
1759Battle of HimmelreichAš, Czech Republic
26 June 1759Siege of QuebecQuebec City, Canada
3 July 1759Raid on Le HavreLe Havre, FranceBritish victory; Beginning of the Annus Mirabilis of 1759
23 July 1759Battle of KayKije, Lubusz Voivodeship, PolandRussian victory
27 July 1759Battle of TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga, New York, United StatesBritish victory
31 July 1759Battle of BeauportBeauport, CanadaFrench victory
1 August 1759Battle of MindenMinden, GermanyAllied victory
12 August 1759Battle of KunersdorfKunowice, PolandRusso-Austrian victory
1759Battle of LagosLagos, PortugalBritish victory
10 September 1759Battle of PondicherryPondicherry, FranceInconclusive
10 September 1759Battle of Frisches HaffSzczecin Lagoon, GermanySwedish victory
13 September 1759Battle of the Plains of AbrahamQuebec City, CanadaBritish victory
25 September 1759Battle of HoyerswerdaHoyerswerda, GermanyPrussian victory
November 1759Siege of MünsterMünster, Germany
20 November 1759Battle of Quiberon BayQuiberon Bay, FranceBritish victory
21 November 1759Battle of MaxenMaxen, GermanyAustrian victory
24 November 1759Battle of ChinsurahChinsurah, IndiaBritish victory
3 December 1759Battle of MeissenMeissen, GermanyAustrian victory
22 January 1760Battle of WandiwashVandavasi, IndiaBritish victory
1760Battle of UdgirUdgir, India
21 February 1760Battle of CarrickfergusCarrickfergus, United KingdomFrench victory
28 April 1760Battle of Sainte-FoyQuebec City, CanadaFrench victory
16 May 1760Battle of NeuvilleNeuville, CanadaBritish victory
7 June 1760Siege of GlatzKłodzko, PolandAustrian victory
23 June 1760Battle of LandeshutKamienna Góra, PolandAustrian victory
8 July 1760Battle of RestigoucheRestigouche River, CanadaBritish victory
10 July 1760Battle of CorbachKorbach, GermanyFrench victory
13 July 1760Siege of DresdenDresden, GermanyAustro-Saxon victory
1760Battle of EmsdorfKirchhain, GermanyAnglo-Hanoverian victory
31 July 1760Battle of WarburgWarburg, GermanyAllied victory
15 August 1760Battle of LiegnitzLegnica, Poland
1760Battle of OschatzOschatz, GermanyPrussian victory
24 August 1760Battle of the Thousand IslandsSt. Lawrence River, CanadaBritish-Haudenosaunee victory
27 August 1760Siege of KolbergKołobrzeg, Poland
4 September 1760Siege of PondicherryPondicherry, FranceBritish victory
13 September 1760Battle of RhadernRhadern, Germany
October 1760Raid on BerlinBerlin, GermanyBerlin occupied for three days
15 October 1760Battle of Kloster KampenKamp-Lintfort, GermanyFrench victory
1760Battle of the Windward PassageWindward Passage, CubaBritish victory
15 February 1761Battle of LangensalzaBad Langensalza, GermanyPrussian–Hanoverian victory
March 1761Siege of CasselKassel, GermanyFrench victory
21 March 1761Battle of GrünbergGrünberg, GermanyFrench victory
7 April 1761Capture of Belle ÎleBelle Île, FranceBritish victory
1761Invasion of DominicaRoseau, DominicaBritish victory
15 July 1761Battle of VillinghausenWelver, GermanyAllied victory
17 July 1761Action of 17 July 1761SpainBritish victory
1761Battle of Cape FinisterreCape Finisterre, SpainBritish victory
22 August 1761Siege of KolbergKołobrzeg, Poland
1761Battle of ÖlperÖlper, GermanyBrunswick victory
5 January 1762Invasion of MartiniqueMartinique, FranceBritish victory
April 1762Bombardment of ArnsbergSchloss Arnsberg, Germany
24 June 1762Battle of WilhelmsthalCalden, GermanyAllied victory
21 July 1762Battle of BurkersdorfBurkatów, PolandPrusso-Russian victory
23 July 1762Battle of LutterbergStaufenberg, GermanyAllied victory
August 1762Siege of AlmeidaAlmeida, PortugalSpanish victory
25 August 1762Battle of GrüningenGrüningen (Pohlheim), Germany
27 August 1762Battle of Valencia de AlcántaraValencia de Alcántara, SpainAnglo-Portuguese victory
30 August 1762Battle of NauheimNauheim, GermanyFrench victory
15 September 1762Battle of Signal HillSt. John's, CanadaBritish victory
21 September 1762Battle of Brücker MillBrücker Mühle, Germany
October 1762Siege of CasselKassel, GermanyAllied victory
5 October 1762Battle of Vila VelhaVila Velha de Ródão, PortugalAnglo-Portuguese victory
29 October 1762Battle of FreibergFreiberg, GermanyPrussian victory
6 May 1763Siege of Fort DetroitFort Detroit, Michigan, United StatesBritish victory
14 September 1763Battle of Devil's HoleNew York, United StatesSeneca victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Seven Years' War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.