"How many wars would you call “World Wars”?" Topic

Well, there are of course I and II.
But I have read about the Seven Years War being called the "real First World War." It did take place in Havana, India, Mexico, Canada, the … Philippines?

For the sake of a definition, which most people will ignore anyway, let's define a World War as one that takes simultaneously on several continents. That gives us "World". 😄

I'll add the American Revolution. Throw in India, Gibraltar…

War of the Impudent Corsican Scoundrel also had the War of 1812 and India.

If anyone mentions Confederate navy going after Union whaling ships in the North Pacific, I'll just say that's a bit of a reach.

Don't ask AI. 🙄

Have fun, and tip the waitresses.

The War of the Spanish Succession was Queen Anne's War in North America and the Caribbean. There was also action in South America, the coasts of Africa, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Having three of the great maritime trading powers of the age (England, United Provinces, and Portugal) on one side and the French and (most of) the Spanish on the other, global conflict was inevitable.

Similarly, the war of the Austrian Succession blends with King George's War while being preceded by and merging with the War of Jenkin's Ear. Admiral Anson circumnavigated the globe to ensure that it was, indeed, a world war.

The Wars of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, of course. Just the Dutch angle meant the British had to take Ceylon, Java, Suriname, and the Cape of Good Hope.