The SYW makes the BBC front page...

[Count Belisarius]

It started as the One Year War...

[Essex Boy]

It could be that the British refer to the war as The Seven Years War and that the Prussians, Austrians and Russians refer to it as something completely different. In which case, not withstanding the reference to it being a battle, the BBC could be entirely correct.

Just saying.

E

[Spanner]

"Siebenjähriger Krieg" in Germany and Austria, EB.

I think it's just poor research, which is not really unusual in any of the media organisations these days. It's the same here.

[Essex Boy]

Thanks Spanner. I was just being argumentative. Can't help myself - it's been much worse since I retired.

[Dog who drinks paint]

No it hasn’t!

(That’ll be $7.50 please sir. Thank you.)

[FreddBloggs]

he wanted the full hour, not the 10 minutes argument.

[Essex Boy]

No it hasn’t!

(That’ll be $7.50 please sir. Thank you.)

[Spanner]

Can't help myself - it's been much worse since I retired.

Understood, mate. I use the same excuse.

[Peeler]

You were quite argumentative prior to retirement really.

[Panzer21]

"Siebenjähriger Krieg" in Germany and Austria, EB.

I think it's just poor research, which is not really unusual in any of the media organisations these days. It's the same here.

I think from the perspective of the Prussians it was the "third Silesian War"......
Neil