GNW rANGE

[FierceKitty]

SYW can always be relied on for a first-rate battle. And it's the most influential war in history.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

How so?

[Leman]

Probably to do with the emergence of the 12 colonies as the strongest power in North America and the defeat of the French competition in India.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ok, that makes sense. I was thinking more of Europe.

[Leman]

In Europe it seems the main result for the future was the Prussians/Germans hanging on to Silesia until 1918/1945.

[FierceKitty]

Your commentary on my comment is correct, but I'd add that a Germany dominated by Prussia, not by Austria, was another major outcome. And a couple of very significant spin-offs might be said to be the fact that Russia was clearly eating at the grown-ups' table now, and the Polish partitions.

[mollinary]

Your commentary on my comment is correct, but I'd add that a Germany dominated by Prussia, not by Austria, was another major outcome.

Hardly FK. That would have to wait for 1866.

[jambo1]

Thats it done, Prussian starter army ordered, first of many purchases I fear

[Leman]

Did you go for musketeers or fusiliers?

[Matt J]

And it's the most influential war in history

SO true, yet never mentioned in any school curriculum

[Leman]

Sorry to disappoint, but the children in  my school got the whole 'this could be called the first world war' treatment when we did Clive of India and Wolfe in Canada, and that these were sideshows to the real business going on in Europe. Most entertaining when there were Polish and Czech pupils in the class.

[Matt J]

I just remember it never coming up at school (strange considering Clive is a local lad) and none of my kids have covered it at school either.

My history teachers were obsessed with the Nazi's and Corn laws

[Leman]

Should've gone to St.Wilfrid's (Dark Ages got a good look in as well).

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Urgh! The Corn Laws, did one lesson on them during two years of A levels and they still turned up!

Wrote a really good answer for that one too!

[Hertsblue]

Funny, we got at least a term on the Corn Laws as I recall. Mind you, we were probably closer in time to them than some of you.