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| Assassination Alamgir II |  |
| Assassinated on the orders of the Maratha vizier |
| Battle of Bergen Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de |  |
| Bergen Broglie defeats Prince Ferdinand at Bergen & is created Marshal of France |
| Bergen In command at the battle of Bergen |
| Battle of Kunersdorf Frederick II the Great |  |
| 12th Aug Kunersdorf Frederick II the Great is repulsed by the Austr-Russian Army under Laudon & Soltikov |
| Battle of Minden Contades | |
| 1st Aug Minden Commands the French army during a defeat at Minden |
| 1st Aug Minden Contades advances but does not get the expected support from de Broglie & retreats |
| 1st Aug Minden Hanover is saved from the French by the Allies at the battle of Minden |
| Battle of Minden Ferdinand of Brunswick | |
| 1st Aug Minden Commands the British, Hanoverian, Hessian & Prussian army |
| 1st Aug Minden Defeats the French during the Allies' attempt to reopen communications with Hanover |
| 1st Aug Minden Hanover is saved from the French by the Allies at the battle of Minden |
| Battle of Plains of Abraham Montcalm-Gozon | |
| 13th Sep Plains of Abr'm Opens the attack on 4,100 British with 4,500 men but has no artillery & is routed |
| 14th Sep Plains of Abr'm Dies saying "I am happy that I shall not live to see the surrender of Quebec" |
| Battle of Plains of Abraham Vaudreuil, Pierre Francois de | |
| Plains of Abr'm Refuses to release artillery to General Montcalm |
| Battle of Plains of Abraham Saunders, Charles |  |
| 13th Sep Plains of Abr'm Saunders ' warships maintain a steady bombardment |
| Battle of Plains of Abraham Wolfe, James | |
| 13th Sep Plains of Abr'm Dies during the battle with the knowledge that his forces will capture Quebec |
| 13th Sep Plains of Abr'm French Canada falls after Wolfe's assent above Quebec & forcing Montcalm into Battle |
| Battle of Pondicherry Pearson, Richard | |
| 10th Sep Pondicherry Takes part in the Battle of Pondicherry |
| Battle of Quebec Jervis, John | |
| Quebec Serves in the operations against Quebec |
| Battle of Quiberon Bay Conflans, Hubert de | |
| 20th Nov Quiberon Bay Admiral Hawke's first fleet destroys the French invasion fleet under Admiral Conflans |
| Battle of Quiberon Bay Hawke, Edward | |
| 20th Nov Quiberon Bay Admiral Hawke's first fleet destroys the French invasion fleet under Admiral Conflans |
| Birth Burns, Robert | |
| 25th Jan Birth of Robert Burns |
| Birth Victor Emmanuel I |  |
| Birth of Victor Emmanuel I, son of Victor Amadeus III |
| Birth Blake y Joyes, Joaquin |  |
| 19th Aug Birth of Joaquin Blake y Joyes |
| Capture of Crown Point Amherst, Jeffrey | |
| 31st July Crown Point Captures Crown Point |
| Capture of Fort Niagra Prideaux, John | |
| 25th July Niagra Captures Fort Niagra, killed during the siege |
| Capture of Minden Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de | |
| Minden Broglie captures Minden which guards access to Hanover |
| Capture of Minden Contades | |
| Minden The French capture Minden which guards access to Hanover |
| Capture of Negrais Alaungpaya |  |
| Negrais Massacres most of the small English & Mon garrison |
| Capture of Ohio Valley Forbes, John | |
| Ohio Valley Builds Fort Pitt which controls the Ohio Valley |
| Capture of Oswego Prideaux, John | |
| Oswego Captures Oswego |
| Capture of Point Levi Mockton, Robert | |
| 27th June Point Levi Mockton captures Point Levi |
| Capture of Ticonderoga Amherst, Jeffrey | |
| 26th July Ticonderoga Captures Triconderoga |
| Death Handel, George Frederick | |
| 14th April London Death of George Frederick Handel |
| Death Wolfe, James | |
| 13th Sep Plains of Abr'm Death of James Wolfe, during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham |
| Death Alamgir II | |
| Death of Alamgir II, assassinated |
| Death Charles III | |
| Death of half-brother Ferdinand VI, becomes King of Spain |
| Death Ferdinand VI | |
| Death of Ferdinand VI, dies without issue, succeeded by hal-brother Charles III |
| Fort Pitt Forbes, John | |
| Fort Pitt Commences the construction of Fort Pitt, named after the Prime Minister |
| Invasion of India Alamgir II | |
| Alamgir becomes an Afghanpuppet ruler of India |
| Invaded for the 2nd time by the Afghanruler Ahmad Shah Durrani |
| Marriage Dashkova, Yekaterina |  |
| Marries Prince Mikhail Dashkov |
| Marshal Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de | |
| Bergen Appointed Marshal |
| Peerage Greville | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick |
| Pittsburg Forbes, John | |
| Pittsburg Commences the construction of Pitts burg, named after the Prime Minister |
| Pope Clement XIV | |
| Appointed Cardinal |
| Reichsfrst Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de | |
| Bergen Appointed Reichsfrst (Prince of the Empire) by Emperor Francis I Francis I |
| Siege of Hanover Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de | |
| Hanover Broglie captures Minden which guards access to Hanover |
| Siege of Hanover Ferdinand of Brunswick | |
| 1st Aug Hanover Hanover is saved from the French by the Allies at the battle of Minden |
| Siege of Quebec Vitre, Denis de |  |
| 6th June Louisborg Guides the British fleet up the St Lawrence |
| Siege of Quebec Montcalm-Gozon | |
| Quebec Defends a fortress with 14,000 troops above the St Lawrence River |
| Quebec Foils Wolfe's attempts to gain a foothold for 2 months |
| 28th July Quebec The French launch fire ships in an effort to burn the British fleet |
| Siege of Quebec Vaudreuil, Pierre Francois de | |
| 18th Sep Quebec Quebec surrenders to the British, French resistance in Canada is broken |
| Siege of Quebec Howe, William | |
| 12th Sep Quebec A path leading to Quebec is discovered, Howe scales it & establishes a foothold |
| Siege of Quebec Mockton, Robert | |
| 27th June Point Levi Captures Point Levi |
| Siege of Quebec Saunders, Charles | |
| Quebec Commands convoy which conveys 9,000 British troops for an expedition on Quebec |
| June Isle d'Orleans Reaches St Lawrence & disembarks the army on the newly captured Island of Orleans |
| Siege of Quebec Wolfe, James | |
| Quebec Arrives with 9,000 British infantry at the head of an expedition to capture Quebec |
| 6th June Louisborg The British expeditionary force gathers 9,000 troops & 22 ships of the line |
| 6th June Louisborg The fleet sets sail for the Gulf of St Lawrence |
| 26th June Isle d'Orleans The British fleet anchors off the Isle d'Orleans just below Quebec |
| 26th June Quebec Disembarks from Orleans Island with 9,000 men |
| 31st July Montmorenci Launches an assault on the Montmorenci heights |
| 13th Sep Quebec Leads 4,800 men up to a position overlooking Quebec |
| Succession Alam II | |
| Succeeds as Shah of India |
| Succession Charles III | |
| Leaves the Two Sicilies to Ferdoinand I |
| Succeeds as King of Spain |
