In '57 the Seven Years' War
Was in full swing, between Britain and France
Inevitably, both competing for
Colonial spoils, domestic circumstance
Improved at another's cost, the Indians
Of North America, most certainly
The Prussians also fought the Austrians
The Prussian Hohenzollerns under the
Great Fred, against the Habsburg family
With its huge army. War was all glamour
In those days, pretty uniforms, cannons
No wonder little boys pretended they
Were battle heroes. Dying was just a
Fun game, and worldwide travel a bonus
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