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| Academy of Fine Arts Elizabeth |  |
| St Petersburg Founds the Academy of Fine Arts |
| Battle of Bengal Pearson, Richard |  |
| 21st April Bengal Takes part in the Battle of Bengal |
| Battle of Crefield Karl I |  |
| Crefield The French are defeated by Brunswick's son Ferdinand who drives them across the Rhine |
| Battle of Hochkirk Frederick II the Great | |
| 14th Oct Hochkirk Austria wins the Battle of Hochkirk & Frederick keeps Saxony & Silesia |
| 14th Oct Hochkirk Freferick's Army is forced to escape via a route opened up by von Ziethens's cavalry |
| Battle of Hochkirk Ziethen, Hans von | |
| 14th Oct Hochkirk Freferick's Army is forced to escape via a route opened up by von Ziethens's cavalry |
| Battle of Krefeld Ferdinand of Brunswick | |
| 23rd June Krefeld Defeats the French |
| Battle of Krefeld Frederick II the Great | |
| 23rd June Krefeld The battle of Krefeld |
| Battle of Olmutz Frederick II the Great | |
| June Olmutz A supply convoy is wiped out by General Loudon, his troops retreat to Konigratz |
| Battle of Zorndorf Frederick II the Great | |
| 25th Aug Zorndorf Frederick wins an inconclusive victory |
| 25th Aug Zorndorf Only problems of supply force the Russians back to Russia |
| 25th Aug Zorndorf Russia takes East Prussia & makes Konigsberg swear loyalty to Empress Elizabeth |
| Birth Massena, Andre |  |
| 6th May Nice Birth of Andre Massena |
| Birth Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie | |
| 6th May Birth of Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore Robespierre |
| Birth Nelson, Horatio | |
| 29th Sep Burnham Birth of Horatio Nelson, Norfolk |
| Brigadier General Wolfe, James | |
| London Appointed Brigadier |
| Appointed Brigadier under Amherst in the campaign against the French in Canada |
| Capture of Cape Bretton Amherst, Jeffrey | |
| July Cape Bretton Captures Cape Bretton Island |
| Capture of Duquesne Forbes, John | |
| 25th Nov Duquesne Occupies Fort Duquesne |
| Capture of Fort Duquesne Bouqet, Henri |  |
| 25th Nov Fort Duquesne Leads Swiss mercernaries who help the British capture Fort Duquesne |
| Capture of Fort Louisbourg Abercromby, Ralph | |
| Fort Louisbourg Louis burg falls to the British forces of General Abercromby & General Amherst |
| Fort Louisbourg The gateway to Canada is forced open to the British |
| Capture of Fort Niagra Prideaux, John | |
| 25th July London Captures Fort Niagra |
| Capture of Frontenac Bradstreet, John | |
| 27th Aug Frontenac Captures Fort Frontenac at the entrance to the St Lawrence |
| Capture of Schweidnitz Frederick II the Great | |
| 16th April Schweidnitz Prussia captures Schweidnitz |
| Death Benedict XIV |  |
| 3rd May Death of Benedict XIV, Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini |
| Discovery of Halley's Comet Halley, Edmund | |
| 13th Mar London Returns, as predicted 1n 1682 |
| Dismissal Abercromby, Ralph | |
| 18th Sep Abercromby is recalled from Canada |
| General Amherst, Jeffrey | |
| London Appointed Commander of an expedition against the French in Canada |
| Insanity of Ferdinand VI Ferdinand VI |  |
| Becomes insane after the death of his wife |
| Major Wolfe, James | |
| London Appointed Major-General by Pitt & given command of the expedition against Quebec |
| Marshal Contades | |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| Pope Clement XIII | |
| Vatican Appointed Pope |
| Publication Hume, David | |
| Publication of, "Concerning Human Understanding" |
| Rebellion Alaungpaya |  |
| Manipur Puts down a Manipurian rebellion |
| Pegu The Peguans revolt but Alaungpaya quells the insurrection |
| Siege of Carillon Abercromby, Ralph | |
| 8th July Carillon Defeated by the French at Carillon |
| Siege of Louisborg Wolfe, James | |
| 8th June Louisborg Leads the attack on Quebec rowing into Freshwater Cove |
| 26th July Louisborg Helps capture Louis berg on Cape Breton Island to move up the St Lawrence |
| Siege of Manipur Alaungpaya | |
| Manipur Puts down a Manipurian rebellion |
| Siege of Olmutz Frederick II the Great | |
| May Olutz 1st day of the siege of Olmutz |
| Winter Palace Elizabeth | |
| Winter Palace Builds the Winter Palace at St Petersburg |
