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1756-1763, often referred to as the first truly global war. The French got stuffed, losing Canada and what they had of India to the Brits and the Prussians started their remorseless climb to disaster, laying the foundations for their tactical genius and strategic imbecility. See also "if we're going to have a war with the Russians and the French, what say we also build a navy just big enough to piss off the Brits but nowhere near big enough to beat them?".