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| Capture Louis XV |  |
| River Ohio French troops capture the Ohio River Valley & claim it for Louis XV
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| Commander Rodney, George Brydges |  |
| 14th Oct Newfoundland Appointed Governor and Commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of Commodore, it being usual at that time to appoint a naval officer, chiefly on account of the fishery interests
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| Governor Rodney, George Brydges | |
| 14th Oct Newfoundland Appointed Governor and Commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of Commodore, it being usual at that time to appoint a naval officer, chiefly on account of the fishery interests
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| Halifax Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Halifax Cornwallis names Halifax after the Earl of Halifax
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| Halifax Halifax is founded in Nova Scotia to rival the French port of Louisburg
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| Lieutenant Wolfe, James | |
| London Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel, acting, in the 20th Foot
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| Ohio Company George II | |
| Grants a charter to the Ohio Company & 500,000 acres to London & Virginian merchants
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| Publication Smith, Robert | |
| Publication of, "Harmonics"
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