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| Battle of Chesma Catherine II the Great |  |
| 16th July Chesma Catherine makes Russia the dominant power in south-eastern Europe after her war against the Ottoman Empire which see major victories at Chesma and Kagul |
| Battle of Chesme Orlov | |
| 6th July Chesme Defeats the Turks near the Island of Chios off Anatolia |
| Battle of Kagul Catherine II the Great | |
| 16th July Kagul Catherine makes Russia the dominant power in south-eastern Europe after her war against the Ottoman Empire which see major victories at Chesma and Kagul |
| Birth Suchet |  |
| 2nd Mar Lyons Birth of Louis -Gabriel Suchet |
| Birth Frederick William III |  |
| Berlin Birth of Frederick William III, son of Frederick William II |
| Birth Hegel, Friedrich | |
| Birth of Friedrich Hegel |
| Birth Banks Jenkinson, Robert |  |
| Birth of Robert Banks Jenkins on |
| Birth Canning, George | |
| 11th April Birth of George Canning |
| Birth Wordsworth, William | |
| 7th April Cockermouth Birth of William Wordsworth |
| Capture of Navarino Orlov | |
| Navarino The Russian Fleet sails into the Mediterranean & captures Navarino |
| Colonization Cook, James | |
| Reaches the Eastern Coast of Australia & takes possession of it for George III |
| New 1st Australian colony in New Sth Wales is founded by Captain Cook |
| Death Campbell, John |  |
| 9th Nov Death of John Campbell |
| Discharge Blucher Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von | |
| Discharged from the Army by Frederick the Great |
| Exhibition Waxworks Tussaud, Marie | |
| Paris Opens an exhibition of life size wax figures |
| Major Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von | |
| Appointed Major, rejoins the Army |
| Marriage Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 16th May Paris Marries the Dauphin to Marie Antoinette |
| Marriage Louis XVI | |
| 16th May Paris Marries Marie Antoinette |
| Marriage Marie-Antoinette | |
| Paris Marries Louis , the French dauphin & future Louis XVI |
| Marshal Kutuzov | |
| Appointed Marshal against the Turks, 1st term |
| Private Minister George III | |
| London Appoints Lord North as his own Minister from a party of "King's friends" |
| Publication Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von | |
| Publication of, "Neue Lieder" |
| Publication Burke, Edmund | |
| Publication of, "Thoughts On the Present Discontents" |
| Rear Admiral Howe | |
| London Appointed Rear Admiral |
| Reform North, Frederick | |
| Repeals the Townshend Acts, except duty on tea, in response to unrest in America |
| Rule of Falklands, The North, Frederick | |
| Falklands, The Spain attacks Port Egmont, ending the British presence, The expulsion of the British settlement brings the two countries to the brink of war, but a peace treaty allows the British to return in 1771 with neither side relinquishing sovereignty |
| Siege of Port Egmont North, Frederick | |
| Port Egmont Spain attacks Port Egmont, ending the British presence, The expulsion of the British settlement brings the two countries to the brink of war, but a peace treaty allows the British to return in 1771 with neither side relinquishing sovereignty |
