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1 Introduction
2 Art of War
3 Campaigns
4 Dictionnaries
- 4.1 English Language Publications
5 Memoires and Biographies
- 5.1 English Language Publications
- 5.2 French Language Publications

Introduction

This page lists books pertaining to the Seven Years' War which you can download from various sources on the Web. We have tried to classify them by categories.

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Art of War

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English Language Publications

Fortescue, John William, A history of the British army, Vol. II, MacMillan, London, 1899 (from Archive.org)

Grose, Francis; Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army, Vol. II, T. Egerton & G. Kearsley, London, 1801

Prussian army, Regulations for the Prussian cavalry, translated by William Fawcett, London, 1757 (from Google Books)

Warnery, (major-general of Hussars in the Prussian army), Remarks on Cavalry, translated from the original, London, 1798 (from Google Books)

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French Language Publications

Frédéric de Prusse, Œuvres de Frédéric le Grand, Prusse, 1846-1849 (from Digitale Ausgabe der Universitätsbibliothek Trier)

Héricourt, Nicolas d', Élémens de l'art militaire (all volumes from Google Books)

Le Blond, Guillaume; Charles Antoine Jombert; Traité de l'artillerie ou des armes et machines en usage à la guerre, depuis l'invention de la poudre, Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1743 (from Google Books)

Saxe, Maurice de, Mes Rêveries (all volumes from Gallica)

Susane, Louis, Histoire de l'ancienne infanterie française, J. Corréard, Paris, 1849-1856 (all from Google Books)

Tome 1
Tome 2
Tome 3
Tome 4
Tome 5
Tome 6
Tome 7
Tome 8
Atlas de 151 planches 151 colour plates of the French infantry before 1789

Susane, Louis, Histoire de l'artillerie française, J. Hetzel et Cie, Paris, 1874 (Google Books)

Susane, Louis, Histoire de la cavalerie française, J. Hetzel et Cie, Paris, 1874 (all from Google Books)

Troude, O.; Batailles navales de la France, Vol. 1, P. Levot. Paris, 1867 (from Google Books)

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German Language Publications

Dolleczek, Anton; Geschichte der Oesterreichischen Artillerie, Vienna, 1887 (from Austrian Literature Online)

Düring, G. W. v.; Geschichte des Schaumburg-lippe-bückeburgischen Karabinier- und Jäger-korps, Berlin: E.S. Mittler, 1828 (from Google Books)

Scharnhorst, G. J. D. v.; Militairisches Taschenbuch, zum Gebrauch im Felde, Hannover, 1793 (from Google Books)

Reglement vor die Königl. Preussische Infanterie , Berlin, 1750 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

Struensee, Carl August; Anfangsgründe der Artillerie, D. Siegert, Leipzig and Liegnitz, 1760 (from Google Books)

Thürheim, A. Graf; Gedenkblätter aus der Kriegsgeschichte der K.k. Oesterreichischen Armee, Vol. II (cavalry, artillery, engineers, Grenz, light troops), Buchhandlung für militär-literatur, Vienna, 1880 (from Google Books)

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Campaigns

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English Language Publications

Archenholz, J. W., The History of the Seven Years War in Germany, translated by F. A. Catty (from Google Books)

Dundas, colonel David, Principles of Military Movements, chiefly applied to Infantry. Illustrated by Manoeuvres of the Prussian Troops, and an Outline of the British Campaigns in Germany during the War of 1757 (to 1762), London, 1788 (from Google Books)

Lloyd, Henry, The History of the Late War in Germany: Between the King of Prussia, and the Empress of Germany and her Allies, Hooper London, 1781 (all volumes from Google Books)

Officer who served in the British forces (probably Hotham), The operations of the allied army: under the command of His Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswic and Luneberg, during the greatest part of six campaigns, beginning in the year 1757, and ending in the year 1762, T. Jefferys, London, 1764

Parkman, Francis, Montcalm and Wolfe (from Project Gutenberg)

also available at Nova Scotia's Electric Gleaner, this version includes internal navigation links that enable direct linking to individual chapters

1758 Prusssian-Russian Zorndorf Campaign – Notes: among other it includes a vivid and authentic portrait of the Russian Army and excellent maps & orbats.

Tielke, J. G., An Account of some the most remarkable events of the War between the Prussians, Austrians, and Russians from 1756 to 1763; and a Treatise on several branches of the Military Art, with Plans and Maps, translated from the second edition of the German Original by Captain C. Craufurd & Captain R. Craufurd, Vol. 2, London, 1788 (from Google Books)

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French Language Publications

Bourcet, Pierre Joseph, Mémoires historiques sur la guerre que les Français ont soutenu en Allemagne depuis 1757 jusqu'en 1762 - Tome 1 (from Google Books)

Jomini, Antoine Henri, Histoire critique et militaire des guerres de Frédéric II: comparées au système moderne, Bruxelles, 1842

Tome 1 (including the three first volumes of the Paris edition) (from Google Books)

Jomini, Antoine Henri, Traité des grandes opérations militaires, Paris, 1811 (all volumes from Google Books)

Pajol, Le comte, Les guerres sous Louis XV

Tome 1 (1715-1739) (from Google Books)
Tome 2 (1740-1748) - Allemagne (from Google Books)
Tome 3 (1740-1748) - Italie - Flandre (from Google Books)
Tome 4 (1749-1759) (from Google Books)
Tome 5 (1759-1774) (from Google Books)
Tome 6 (various other campaigns: Minorca, Corsica, Portugal, Canada, India... (from Google Books)
Tome 7 (history of each unit of the French army during the reign of Louis XV) (from Google Books via Archive.org)

French 1757 Campaign

Chevrier, Antoine, Histoire de la Campagne de Mille Sept Cent Cinquante Sept, sur le Bas-Rhin, dans l’Électorat d’Hanovre et autres pais conquis, Frankfurt, 1757 (from Google Books)

French 1758 Campaign

Chevrier, Antoine, Histoire de la Campagne de 1758 - Contenant tout ce qui s'est passé d'intéressant dans l'Electorat de Hanovre, la Principauté d'Emden, le Landgraviat de Cassel, la Westphalie, Bas-Rhin & le Comté de Hanau. Depuis le commencement de cette année jusqu'à la fin du mois de Juillet, Frankfurt, 1758 (from Google Books)

French 1760 & Winter 1761 Campaign – Notes: includes a number of great sketches/maps (Korbach, Kloster Kamp and others)

Anonymous officer, Journal de la Campagne de M.DCC.LX. (1760). Entre l’Armée du Roi aux ordres de Monseigneur le Maréchal Duc de Broglie; Et celle des Alliés, commandée par S.A.S. Mgr. le Prince Ferdinand de Brunswich, où l’on a joint les Opérations des deux Armées aux mois de Février & Mars M.DCC.LXI, par M* L* R* D* B*, Officier de Dragons & Aide-de-Camp de M. le Marquis de B* (Béthune, lieutenant-général, commandant la cavalerie en 1760), Frankfurt, 1761 (from Google Books)

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German Language Publications

Archenholz, J. W., Geschichte des siebenjährigen Krieges in Deutchland, Berlin, 1793 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

Brabant, Artur, Das Heilige Römische Reich teutscher Nation im Kampf mit Friedrich dem Grossen – vol. 1 – 1757, Berlin: Paetel, 1904 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

Decker, Carl von, Die Schlachten und Hauptgefechte des siebenjährigen Krieges mit vorherrschender Bezugnahme auf den Gebrauch der Artillerie, in Verbindung mit den beiden andern Hauptwaffen der Armee, Berlin, 1837 (from Google Books)

Donnersmarck, Victor Amadaeus Henckel von, Karl Zabeler, Militaerischer Nachlass, Violet, Leipzig, 1858

Grosser Generalstab, Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen., Berlin, 1902 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

Part 3 – Der Siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763
- Vol. 1 - Pirna und Lobositz
- Vol. 2 (no source found yet)
- Vol. 3 - Kolin
- Vol. 4 - Gross-Jägersdorf und Breslau
- Vol. 5 - Hastenbeck und Rossbach

Grosser Generalstab, Geschichte des siebenjährigen Krieges: In einer Reihe von Vorlesungen, mit..., Berlin, 1824-1847 (from Google Books)

Huschberg, J. F. (by Heinrich Wuttke); Die Drei Kriegsjahre 1756, 1757, 1758 in Deutchland, Leipzig: J. C. Hinrich, 1856 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

Lehmann, Max; Friedrich der Grosse und der Ursprung des siebenjährigne Krieges, Leipzig, 1894 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

Meynert, Dr. Hermann, Geschichte der k.k. österreichischen Armee, ihrer Heranbildung und Organisation, so wie ihrer Schiksale, Thaten und Feldzüge, von der frühesten bis auf die jetzige Zeit, Wien: C. Gerold und Sohn, 1857 (from Google Books)

Vol. 4 - From the death of Kaiser Leopold I to 1857

Osten, Wilhelm August v. d.; Feldzüge der alliirten Armee in den Jahren 1757 bis 1762 nach dem Tagebuche des Generaladjutanten, nachmaligen Feldmarschalls von Reden, (3 volumes concatenated into a single file), B.G. Hoffmann, Hamburg, 1805

Ranke, Leopold v.; Der Ursprung des Siebenjährigen Krieges, Leipzig, 1871 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

Schaefer , Arnold; Geschichte des siebenjährigen Krieges, Berlin, 1867-1874 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

Schulenburg, Friedrich Albrecht; Einige neue Actenstücke über die Veranlassung des siebenjährigen Krieges und der in Folge desselben enstandenen Allianzen, Leipzig: B. G. Teubner, 1841 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

St., E. v., Zum Säcular-Gedächtniss von 1758 – Der Feldzug in Mähren, Frankfurt am Main: J.D. Sauerländer, 1858 (from Google Books via Archive.org)

Sulicki, Karl v., Der Siebenjährige Krieg in Pommern und in den benachbarten Marken: Studie des Detaschements und des kleines Krieges, Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Sohn, Berlin, 1867 (from Google Books)

Tempelhof, Georg Friedrich von, Geschichte des siebenjährigen Krieges in Deutschland zwischen dem Könige von Preussen und der Kaiserin Königin mit ihren Alliirten als eine Fortsetzung der Geschichte Lloyd, J. F. Unger, Berlin, 1783-1801 (from Google Books)

Thielen, Maximilian F., Der siebenjährige Krieg: Vom Jahre 1756 bis 1762, Wallishausser, Wien, 1836 (from Google Books)

Tielke, Johann Gottlieb, Beytraege zur Kriegs-kunst und geschichte des krieges von 1756 bis 1775 (from Google Books)