 Following Great Britain's victory over both France and Spain in the Seven Years War (known in America as the French and Indian War), in 1763 the British took control of Pensacola under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1763).During the British occupation, the area began to prosper following establishment of the Panton, Leslie Company in 1785, which had a trading post attracting Creek people from southern Alabama and Georgia.The British designated Pensacola as the capital of British West Florida and developed the mainland area of fort San Carlos de Barrancas, building the "Royal Navy Redoubt".