The War Aims of the Great Powers in the Seven Years' War

Back in the times when Spain was a global great power on par with Britain and France, and Prussia's only goal was "I don't want to die", which rests almost entirely upon holding on to a tiny strip of land. And to think this was barely 50 years before Napoleon, where Spain was reduced to irrelevance and Prussia would be firmly on the road to fully dominating Germany.

•France, Britain & Spain: THE WORLD! •Fance, Austria & Russia: Europe! •Prussia: "I just don't wanna die"

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I hope you enjoy this short video on the Seven Years War. Apologies for taking so long with it, I again have quite a lot going on at the minute. Consequently the last half of the video is a bit rushed if I am being perfectly honest, but I wanted to get it published sooner rather than later. Both because of the already long wait, and for the fact I start to slightly lose my sanity when I've worked on a project for more than a month. Hopefully it is still enjoyable even if it is not quite as in depth as I may usually go with some nations. I should also note I've largely avoided India. It's almost a separate conflict, and trying to fit the theatre into this video would just have been too much. I'll save Clive's story for a separate video. Thank you for watching. Edit: I've also noticed I stupidly re used a previous asset of Frederick, after he had begun styling himself King 'of' Prussia rather than 'In'. Apologies for that,

I love this time period! Frederick the Great is such an interesting character!

Catherine's death is one of those big what ifs in history for me. If she had just lived a little longer, there would be so many butterfly effects. It's a good reminder that history is human. It can be easy to think of things purely through a national lens.

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19:10 Small correction. All though this event is often called the miracle of the house of Brandenburg, he himself did not use that phrase in this context. The phrase originated from a letter Frederick wrote to his brother after the disastrous battle of Kunersdorf which could have ended the war had Russia and Austria decided to march on Berlin. Instead they did not make use of their great victory and that fact is what Frederick called the miracle of the house of Brandenburg.

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Something that you have not mentioned in the Spanish war aims was the failed Anglo-Portuguese invasion of the viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata in 1763. After the failure of the invasion, the governor of Rio de la Plata began the invasion of the portuguese Sacramento colony and Rio Grande, however he had to stop due to to the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

Brilliant video! I watch a ton of history channels, but you’re in the absolute top tier. Love the “war aims of each nation” style where you approach each leader’s wordview.

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Fantastic video mate, I know these must take a lot of time and research and it really shows. I love your commentary on the characters of the Great Power monarchs. The drive of their personalities vs power interests, and the division of internal government squabbling (us Brits at most points in history) gives so much valuable insight. Take as much time as you need with the next video, we will all still be here waiting for it. Look after yourself, and thanks again

I've been clamouring for you to cover the 7 years war. I'm so happy you finally did . Cracking video as always

Thoroughly look forward to any new video from Old Britannia, your videos are far and away the best at explaining why history happened, not just how. Lovely stuff!

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Phenomenal, as we have come to expect! It would be most intriguing to get a Swedish perspective as well, and perhaps also to check in on the Sublime Porte’s foreign policy during the conflict, as they were the only nation of Great Power status to sit out of the conflict entirely.

Please keep forever bringing out these videos. Always such a great listen. 👍