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| Admiral Anson, George |  |
| London Appointed First Admiral of the Navy |
| Alliance Charles III |  |
| Signs the Family Compact with France against England |
| Battle of Panipat Durrani |  |
| Panipat Defeats the Maratha people's Confederacy at Panipat |
| Battle of Vellinghausen Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de |  |
| Vellinghausen Broglie is defeated at Vellinghausen |
| Birth Tussaud, Marie | |
| 1st Dec Strasbourg Birth of Marie Tussaud |
| Birth Selim III |  |
| 24th Dec Birth of Selim III, son of Mustafa III |
| Capture of Pondicherry Coote, Eyre | |
| Pondicherry Captures Pondicherry |
| Capture of Punjab Durrani | |
| Punjab Defeats the Maratha people's Confederacy at Panipat |
| Commander Coote, Eyre | |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Death Campbell, Archibald |  |
| Death of Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay |
| Governor Campbell, John |  |
| Limerick Appointed Governor of Limerick |
| Marriage George III | |
| 8th Sep London Marries Charlotte, daughter of Charles Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Reform Anson, George | |
| London Reforms the Navy |
| Resignation Pitt the Elder, William | |
| 5th Oct Wishes to declare war on Spain but does not receive cabinet support |
| Succession George III | |
| 22nd Sep London Succeeds as King of Great Britain, Succeeds his grandfather George II |
