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When did the French and Indian War take place?

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Painting of Edward Braddock and British troops in uniform advancing through dense forest, facing Native American and French fighters during the French and Indian War near Fort Duquesne. — French and Indian War British commander Edward Braddock and his troops preparing to march on the French-held Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) during the French and Indian War.

The French and Indian War took place from 1754 to 1763.12

It served as the North American phase of a broader, worldwide nine-year conflict between France and Great Britain. While the North American theater began in 1754, the associated European phase, known as the Seven Years’ War, occurred from 1756 to 1763.12