"Who Won the French and Indian War?" Topic

"Who Won the French and Indian War?

But what seemed like French aggression to royal governors in Williamsburg and Philadelphia was more a panicky defensive move, according to historian Jonathan Dull.

Dull, who has been editing the papers of Benjamin Franklin for the past 27 years, was one of a dozen speakers recently at a French and Indian War seminar on "Cultures in Conflict." The event drew more than 100 history buffs, re-enactors, park rangers, historians and journalists to Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. The location was appropriate. Winchester was where George Washington placed his headquarters for overseeing a chain of frontier forts built to protect British colonists from Indian raiders…"
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Armand

"And what a conflict it became. Eventually spreading to Europe, Asia and Africa as the Seven Years' War.."

I am always curious when I read comments of this sort. Were the Prussians, Imperialists or Russians concerned or even aware of events on the Pennsylvania frontier?

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Armand

I guess I see the point the author is making. Clearly it is no stretch to claim that the French and the Indians were the immediate losers of the conflict. However, mismanagement and heavy handed tactics brought about the AWI to the victor.

Were the Prussians, Imperialists or Russians concerned or even aware of events on the Pennsylvania frontier?

I'd guess yes, as far as the events pertained to them. In 1760, the French lost their holdings in North America. That freed up manpower and resources for the French that they could employ in Europe. I'd say that would concern the Prussians, using just one example.

I'd say the French manpower released from American service was fairly minimal in relation to its potential impact on European affairs- when the troops eventually arrived back.