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| Battle of Corbach Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de |  |
| Corbach Broglie is victorious at the battle of Corbach |
| Battle of Landshut Frederick II the Great |  |
| Landshut Austria captures the Prussian army |
| Battle of Liegnitz Daun, Leopold Joseph von |  |
| 15th Aug Liegnitz Surprised & defeated by Fredrick II the Great |
| Battle of Liegnitz Freiherr, Gideon Ernst von | |
| 15th Aug Liegnitz Leads a joint Austro-Russian force defeated by the Prussians under Frederick the Great |
| Battle of Liegnitz Frederick II the Great | |
| 15th Aug Liegnitz Frederick prevents the Russians & Austrians linking up by defeating the Austrians |
| Battle of Maxen Daun, Leopold Joseph von | |
| 21st Nov Maxen Frederick's army is defeated by an Austro-Russian Army led by Daun |
| Battle of Maxen Frederick II the Great | |
| 21st Nov Maxen Frederick's army is defeated by an Austro-Russian Army led by Daun |
| Battle of Plassey Alam II |  |
| Plassey The British East India Company wins the power of Diwani in the Bengal after Plassey |
| Battle of Torgau Daun | |
| 3rd Nov Torgau The Prussians gain control of Saxony |
| Battle of Torgau Daun, Leopold Joseph von | |
| 3rd Nov Torgau Frederick II the Great forces Daun's Austrian Army to retreat |
| Battle of Torgau Frederick II the Great | |
| 3rd Nov Torgau Frederick II the Great forces Daun's Austrian Army to retreat |
| 3rd Nov Torgau Victory gives Frederick II the Great command of Saxony |
| Battle of Torgau Zieten, Hans von | |
| 3rd Nov Torgau Helps Frederick the Great defeat Austria & gain control of Saxony |
| Birth Akbar II | |
| Birth of Akbar Shah II, also known as Mirza Akbar, second-to-last of the Mughal emperors of India |
| Burial George II |  |
| 11th Nov Westminster Abbey George II is buried in Westminster Abbey |
| Capture of Saxony Frederick II the Great | |
| 3rd Nov Saxony Gains control of Saxony after the battle of Torgau |
| Death George II | |
| 25th Oct Kensington Death of George II, at Kensington Palace |
| Death Alaungpaya |  |
| Death of Alaungpaya, dies of malaria after returning from a failed invasion of Siam |
| Election Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Governor Vansittart, Henry | |
| Bengal Appointed Governor of Bengal |
| Invasion of Siam Alaungpaya | |
| Alaungpaya launches an unsuccesful invasion of Siam |
| 15th May Death of Alaungpaya, dies of malaria after returning from a failed invasion of Siam |
| Occupation Hampton Court George III | |
| Hampton Court Monarchs favour other London homes, Hampton Court ceases to be a royal residence |
| Prussian Military Blucher Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von | |
| Appointed Member of the Prussian military service |
| Rule of Bengal Alam II | |
| Bengal The British East India Company wins the power of Diwani in the Bengal after Plassey |
| Rule of Canada Vaudreuil, Pierre Francois de | |
| 8th Sep Vaudreuil capitulates to the British, ending French dominion of Canada |
| 8th Sep Capitulates to the British, ending French dominion of Canada |
| Rule of India Alam II | |
| Plassey The British East India Company wins the power of Diwani in the Bengal after Plassey |
| Siege of Ayuthia Alaungpaya | |
| Ayuthia Lays siege to the capital of Siam but is turned back |
| Siege of Berlin Frederick II the Great | |
| 12th Oct Berlin A Russian army burns Berlin but retreats when Frederick the Great relieves it |
| Siege of Quebec Levis, Francois de | |
| Quebec Unsuccessfully leads an expedition from Montreal to capture Quebec |
| Succession Alam II | |
| Succeeds as Shah of India |
| Succession Jahan III | |
| Succeeds as Shah of India |
| Succession Ieharu |  |
| Succeeds as Tokugawa Shogun, 10th Shogun |
| Succession Naungdawgyi | |
| Succeeds as King of Burma |
