Sent between 1757-58 during the Seven Years War, the letters were mostly addressed to the crew of the Galatée warship, and the French postal administration forwarded them from port to port in ...

The Seven Years' War lasted from 1756 to 1763. At the time, France commanded some of the world's finest ships yet lacked experienced sailors. Britain used that knowledge to imprison as many French ...

The Seven Years’ War was not between England and France, but between an alliance of France, Russia, Austria, &c., against Frederick the Great.

Archaeology & History French Love Letters, Sealed for 265 Years, Are Opened—and Read—for the First Time. The letters were written to French soldiers during the height of the Seven Years' War ...