When was the Northern Seven Years War ?
When " Candide " was written , Voltaire had been opposed to militarism ; the book 's themes of disillusionment and suffering underscore this position The board games " Friedrich " and , more recently , " Prussia 's Defiant Stand " and " Clash of Monarchs " are based on the events of the Seven Years ' War The Grand strategy wargame " Rise of Prussia " covers the European campaigns of the Seven Years ' War The novel " The Last of the Mohicans " ( 1826 ) by James Fenimore Cooper and its subsequent adaptations are set in the Northern American Theatre of the Seven Years ' War " The Partisan in War " ( 1789 ) , a treatise on light infantry tactics written by Colonel Andreas Emmerich , is based on his experiences in the Seven Years ' War .