This post is a collection of famous Years' wars. There are 6 wars listed below chronologically.
Hundred Years' War (1337 - 1453)
"...conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France... triggered by a claim to the French throne made by Edward III of England." (
Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War, 5.31.25 UTC 01:04)
Eighty Years' War (c. 1566 - 1648)
"...conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Reformation, centralization, excessive taxation and the rights and privileges of the Dutch nobility and cities." (
Wikipedia: Eighty Years' War, 5.15.25 UTC 15:57)
Thirty Years' War (1618 - 1648)
"...origins in the 16th century Reformation, which led to religious conflict within the Holy Roman Empire... external drivers such as the French-Habsburg rivalry and the Dutch Revolt... After 1635, the Empire became one theater of a wider struggle between France, chiefly supported by Sweden and Emperor Ferdinand III, whose principal ally was Spain." (
Wikipedia: Thirty Years' War, 5.31.25 UTC 16:09)
Nine Years' War (1688 - 1697)
"...between France and the Grand Alliance. Although largely concentrated in Europe, fighting spread to colonial possessions in the Americas, India and West Africa." (
Wikipedia: Nine Years' War, 5.24.25 UTC 18:35)
Second Hundred Years' War (1689 - 1815)
"...series of military conflicts around the globe between Great Britain and France... such as the Nine Years' War, the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars." (
Wikipedia: Second Hundred Years' War, 5.18.25 UTC 22:11)
Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763)
"...Great Britain and Prussia versus France and Austria... centered on Austrian attempts to recover Silesia." (
Wikipedia: Seven Years' War, 5.23.25 UTC 20:44)
