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| Arrest Daun, Leopold Joseph von |  |
| 22nd Nov Breslau Helps defeat & capture August Wilhelm of Brunswick |
| Assassination Dowlah, Suraja |  |
| Plassey Assassinated after the defeat at Plassey |
| Attorney Pratt |  |
| London Appointed Attorney General |
| Battle of Breslau Charles of Lorraine | |
| 22nd Nov Breslau Helps defeat & capture August Wilhelm of Brunswick |
| Battle of Breslau Daun, Leopold Joseph von | |
| 22nd Nov Breslau Helps defeat & capture August Wilhelm of Brunswick |
| Battle of Gros Jagersdorf Frederick II the Great |  |
| 30th Aug Gros Jagersdorf The battle of Gros Jagersdorf |
| Battle of Gross Jagersdorf Lehwald, Hans von | |
| 30th July Gross Jagersdor Defeated by the Russians, leaves the road to Berlin open |
| Battle of Hameln William Augustus | |
| Hameln Defeated by Marshal d'Estees near Hameln |
| Battle of Hastenbeck Chevert, Fran‡ois de |  |
| 26th July Hastenbeck The commander of the French right flank, General Fran‡ois de Chevert, is ordered to engage Hanoverian troops at the village of Voremberg, but fails to drive them out |
| Battle of Hastenbeck Estrees, Louis de | |
| 26th July Hastenbeck Drives away the Duke of Cumberland from Hanover for the Allies |
| Battle of Hastenbeck Frederick II the Great | |
| 26th July Hastenbeck The battle of Hastenbeck |
| 26th July Hastenbeck The battle of Hastenbeck results in the Convention of Klosterzeven and the occupation of Hanover |
| Battle of Kolin Daun, Leopold Joseph von | |
| 18th June Kolin Forces Frederick the Great out of Prague & Bohemia |
| Battle of Kolin Freiherr, Gideon Ernst von | |
| 18th June Kolin Helps defeat the Prussians, Frederick the Great is forced to evacuate Prague & Bohemia |
| Battle of Kolin Frederick II the Great | |
| 18th June Kolin Frederick II the Great is defeated by the Austrians at the battle of Kolin & forced to evacuate Bohemia & Prague |
| Battle of Leuthen Charles of Lorraine | |
| 6th Dec Leuthen Charles ' Army is destroyed by the Prussians under Frederick the Great |
| Battle of Leuthen Daun, Leopold Joseph von | |
| 6th Dec Leuthen The Austrians are defeated by the Prussians who capture the Silesian capital Breslau |
| 6th Dec Schwiednitz The Austrians are forced back across the River Schwiednitz |
| Battle of Leuthen Frederick II the Great | |
| 6th Dec Leuthen Destroys 1/2 the Austrian Army, captures Breslau & Silesia |
| Battle of Leuthen Ziethen, Hans von | |
| 6th Dec Leuthen Commands the Prussian cavalry on the right flank, the Austrians are decisively beaten |
| Battle of Moys Frederick II the Great | |
| 7th Sep Moys The battle of Moys |
| Battle of Pirna Frederick II the Great | |
| 14th Oct Pirna Encounters stronger resistance than expected at Pirna |
| 14th Oct Pirna Ends hopes of a quick war but the Saxons capitulate |
| Battle of Plassey Clive, Robert | |
| Plassey After the battle of Plassey, appoints Mir Jaffa as Nawab |
| 23rd June Plassey Victory helps the British capture Calcutta & establish sovereignty over India |
| 23rd June Plassey Victory over Suraja Dowlah establishes Clive as master of Bengal |
| Battle of Plassey Jafar, Mir | |
| 23rd June Plassey After Jafar's defection to the British at the battle of Plassey Bengal falls to the British East India Company |
| 23rd June Plassey After Siraj-Ud-Daulah lost the battle of Plassey to the British, a victory aided by the treachery of his former army chief Mir Jafar he escapes to Murshidabad and then to Patna by boat |
| Battle of Plassey Siraj-Ud-Daulah | |
| 23rd June Plassey After Siraj-Ud-Daulah lost the battle of Plassey to the British, a victory aided by the treachery of his former army chief Mir Jafar he escapes to Murshidabad and then to Patna by boat |
| 23rd June Plassey The ostensible reason for the battle of Plassey was Siraj-ud-Daulah's capture of Fort William, Calcutta (which he renamed Alinagar) during June, 1756 |
| Battle of Plessey Dowlah, Suraja | |
| 23rd June Plessey Defeated by Clive at Plessey, Bengal comes under British rule |
| Battle of Prague Frederick II the Great | |
| 6th May Prague Frederick II the Great defeats the Austrians & lays siege to Prague |
| Battle of Rossbach Estrees, Louis de | |
| 5th Nov Rossbach French armies under command of Prince de Soubise march through Germany & the "Reichsarmee" commanded by Prinz von Hildburghausen this coalition is defeated at the battle of Rossbach |
| Battle of Rossbach Frederick II the Great | |
| 5th Nov Rossbach A French army, under Soubise, advances through Germany eastward toward Saxony, but Frederick defeats it with an army half its size at Rossbach |
| 5th Nov Rossbach The Allied Army is routed with the loss of 10,000 men to Frederick's loss of about 500 |
| 5th Nov Rossbach With Frederick's decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war |
| Battle of Rossbach Seydlitz, Friederick Wihelm von | |
| 5th Nov Rossbach Commands Frederick the Great's cavalry in the decisive victory over the Allies |
| Birth Addington, Henry | |
| 30th May Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham's physician |
| Birth Vancouver, George | |
| 22nd June Birth of George Vancouver |
| British East India Company Jafar, Mir | |
| 23rd June Bengal After Jafar's defection to the British at the battle of Plassey Bengal falls to the British East India Company |
| Capture of Breslau Daun, Leopold Joseph von | |
| Dec Breslau The Prussians capture the Silesian capital, Breslau |
| 6th Dec Leuthen The Austrians are defeated by the Prussians who capture the Silesian capital Breslau |
| Capture of Breslau Frederick II the Great | |
| 24th Nov Austria Austria captures Breslau |
| 8th Dec Breslau Captures Breslau after the battle of Leuthen |
| Capture of Calcutta Clive, Robert | |
| 2nd Jan Calcutta Captures Calcutta |
| 2nd Jan Calcutta Successfully relieves Calcutta |
| Capture of Chand'agore Clive, Robert | |
| 23rd Mar Chandernagore Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta |
| Capture of Pegu Alaungpaya |  |
| Pegu Alaungpaya establishes his position as one of the most powerful monarchs of the East by the invasion & conquest of Pegu |
| Capture of Silesia Frederick II the Great | |
| Dec Silesia Frederick defeats the Austrians at Leuthen and recovers Silesia |
| Dec Silesia With Frederick's decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war |
| Convention Klosterzeven Frederick II the Great | |
| 26th July Klosterzeven Following the defeat at Hastenbeck, the allied army withdraws north and Cumberland signs the humiliating Convention of Klosterzeven, ending the war in Germany |
| 26th July Klosterzeven The battle of Hastenbeck results in the Convention of Klosterzeven and the occupation of Hanover |
| Dec Klosterzeven With Frederick's decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war |
| Convention Kloster Zeven Frederick II the Great | |
| 8th Sep Kloster Zeven The Convention of Kloster-Zeven |
| Convention Klosterzeven William Augustus | |
| Klosterzeven Following the defeat at Hastenbeck, the allied army withdraws north and Cumberland signs the humiliating Convention of Klosterzeven, ending the war in Germany |
| Klosterzeven Forced to dissolve his army & leave Hannover open to French attack |
| Klosterzeven With Frederick's decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war |
| Death Vernon, Edward |  |
| Death of Edward Vernon |
| Death Dowlah, Suraja | |
| Plassey Assassinated after the defeat at Plassey |
| Death Siraj-Ud-Daulah | |
| 22nd July Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent ruler of Bengal, is brutally executed by Mohammad Ali Beg under orders from Mir Jafar |
| Defeat Frederick II the Great | |
| Defeats the French forces of Louis XV |
| Diplomacy Stanislaw II |  |
| Petersburg Sent to the court at St Petersburg |
| Dismissal Pitt the Elder, William | |
| Dismissed from office |
| Execution of Siraj Ud Daulah Jafar, Mir | |
| 22nd July Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent ruler of Bengal, is brutally executed by Mohammad Ali Beg under orders from Mir Jafar |
| Execution of Siraj Ud Daulah Siraj-Ud-Daulah | |
| 22nd July Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent ruler of Bengal, is brutally executed by Mohammad Ali Beg under orders from Mir Jafar |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Anson, George | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term |
| Governor Clive, Robert | |
| Bengal Appointed Governor of Bengal, 1st term, after victory at the battle of Plassey |
| Head Allied Armies Ferdinand of Brunswick Germ Ferdinand of Brunswick | |
| Appointed Head of the Allied armies in Western Germany |
| Invasion of Bohemia Frederick II the Great | |
| April Bohemia Lanches an invasion of Bohemia with a force of 175,000 troops |
| 18th June Bohemia Defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Kolin & forced to evacuate Bohemia & Prague |
| 18th June Bohemia Frederick II the Great is defeated by the Austrians at the battle of Kolin & forced to evacuate Bohemia & Prague |
| Invasion of Bohemia Schwerin, Kurt von | |
| April Bohemia Leads the left group of Frederick the Great's invasion of Bohemia |
| Invasion of Germany Frederick II the Great | |
| April The French, who were allied with Austria, Russia, Sweden and Saxony, invaded Germany with two armies, altogether about 100,000 soldiers |
| Invasion of Hanover Estrees, Louis de | |
| July Hanover Leads an Allied invasion of Hanover |
| Invasion of Pegu Alaungpaya | |
| Pegu Alaungpaya establishes his position as one of the most powerful monarchs of the East by the invasion & conquest of Pegu |
| Lord Chamberlain Cavendish, William | |
| Appointed Lord Chamberlain |
| Military Adviser Charles of Lorraine Charles of Lorraine | |
| Vienna Appointed Military Adviser at Court |
| Mobilization Frederick II the Great | |
| 1st Dec Liegnitz Joins up with the remnants of Brunswick's troops, takes the offensives & marches east |
| Nawab Clive Clive, Robert | |
| After the battle of Plassey, appoints Mir Jaffa as Nawab |
| Peace Frederick II the Great | |
| Defeats the French forces of Louis XV |
| 5th Dec Defeats the Austrians, suffering 5,000 casualties to Austria's 21,000 |
| Peace Clive, Robert | |
| 9th Feb Calcutta After relieving Calcutta agrees peace with the Nawab |
| Poet Laureate Whitehead, William | |
| Appointed Poet Laureate |
| Prime Minister Pelham-Holles | |
| 2nd July Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Publication Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilyevich |  |
| Publication of, "Russian Grammar" |
| Quartermaster General Wolfe, James | |
| London Appointed Quartermaster-General |
| Resignation William Augustus | |
| After Klosterzeven resigns in disgrace & retires to Windsor Castle |
| Rule of Bengal Dowlah, Suraja | |
| 23rd June Bengal Defeated by Clive at Plessey, Bengal comes under British rule |
| Rule of Bengal Jafar, Mir | |
| 23rd June Bengal After Jafar's defection to the British at the battle of Plassey Bengal falls to the British East India Company |
| Rule of Pegu Alaungpaya | |
| Pegu Alaungpaya establishes his position as one of the most powerful monarchs of the East by the invasion & conquest of Pegu |
| Secretary of State Pitt the Elder, William | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| Siege of Berlin Frederick II the Great | |
| 16th Oct Berlin An Allied force plunders Berlin |
| Nov Berlin While Frederick is away, 3,500 Austrians under Hadik raid Berlin and ransom the city |
| Siege of Calcutta Clive, Robert | |
| 2nd Jan Calcutta Successfully relieves Calcutta |
| 5th Feb Calcutta The Nawab marches again on Calcutta but is surprised by a dawn attack by the British |
| 7th Feb Calcutta The siege of Calcutta results in the treaty of Alinagar |
| 23rd Mar Calcutta Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta |
| Siege of Calcutta Dowlah, Suraja | |
| 2nd Jan Calcutta Clive relieves Calcutta from Dowlah & peace is agreed |
| Siege of Calcutta Siraj-Ud-Daulah | |
| 2nd Jan Calcutta The British settlement at Fort William seeks assistance from Presidency of Fort St. George at Madras , which sends Colonel Robert Clive and Admiral Charles Watson, they re-capture Calcutta |
| 5th Feb Calcutta The Nawab marches again on Calcutta but is surprised by a dawn attack by the British |
| 7th Feb Calcutta The siege of Calcutta results in the treaty of Alinagar |
| Siege of Chand'agore Clive, Robert | |
| 23rd Mar Chandernagore Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta |
| Siege of Pegu Alaungpaya | |
| Pegu Captures Pegu, the last stronghold of the Mon army |
| Siege of Prague Daun, Leopold Joseph von | |
| May Prague Daun relieves Prague with 60,000 troops after it is occupied by Frederick the Great |
| Siege of Prague Frederick II the Great | |
| 6th May Prague Frederick II the Great defeats the Austrians & lays siege to Prague |
| 6th May Prague Marshal Daun goes to the relief of Prague with 60,000 troops |
| 18th June Prague Frederick II the Great is defeated by the Austrians at the battle of Kolin & forced to evacuate Bohemia & Prague |
| Succession Jafar, Mir | |
| Appointed Nawab by Clive after he relieves Calcutta & wins the battle of Plassey |
| Treasurer Navy Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| London Appointed Treasurer of the Navy |
| Treaty of Alinagar Clive, Robert | |
| 9th Feb Calcutta Signed between Robert Clive of the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula |
| 9th Feb Calcutta The Nawab will recognize all the 1717 provisions of Mughal Emperor, Farrukh Siyar's |
