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| Alliance Frederick William I |  |
| Offers Emperor Charles VI an expeditionary force in Poland |
| Birth Siraj-Ud-Daulah |  |
| Birth of MŒrzƒ Mohammad Sirƒjud Dawla, more popularly known as Siraj-Ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa |
| Captain Anson, George |  |
| Appointed Captain of the HMS Squirrel |
| Capture of Danzig Augustus III |  |
| 2nd June Danzig Russian forces capture Danzig after a siege of 8 months |
| Colonel Frederick II the Great | |
| Neuruppin Appointed Colonel of the Nueruppin infantry regiment by Frederick William I of Prussia |
| Death Augustus II the Strong | |
| Feb Death of Augustus II, sparks off the War of Polish Succession |
| Death Stanislaw I | |
| Death of Augustus II |
| Declaration of War Charles VI |  |
| Austria goes to war for the succession of the elector of Saxony to the Polish throne |
| Declaration of War Louis XV |  |
| 10th Oct France declares war on the Holy Roman Empire |
| Declaration of War Augustus III | |
| After the death of Augustus II & election of Augustus III |
| Augustus III is a Russian nominee to the throne opossed by Stanislaw Leszcynski |
| Elector Saxony Frederick Augustus II | |
| Saxony Appointed Elector of Saxony |
| First Commissioner Wager, Charles | |
| London Appointed first Commissioner of the Admiralty |
| Invention Flying Shuttle Kay, John | |
| London Invents the flying shuttle, a mechanized form of weaving |
| Marriage Elizabeth Christine | |
| 12th June Marries Frederick II the Great |
| Marriage Frederick II the Great | |
| 12th June Marries Elizabeth Chris tine of Brunswick-Bevern |
| Reform Walpole, Robert | |
| 11th April London Attempts to tackle smuggling |
| 11th April London Drops scheme to impose internal tax rather than duties on tobacco & wine |
| Restoration Stanislaw I | |
| Stanislaw I is restored |
| Siege of Danzig Augustus III | |
| 2nd June Danzig Russian forces capture Danzig after a siege of 8 months |
| Siege of Lille Eugenie Maurice | |
| Lille Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army in the Rhineland |
| Siege of Lille Eugene of Savoy | |
| Lille Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army in the Rhineland |
| Succession Charles VI | |
| Austria goes to war for the succession of the elector of Saxony to the Polish throne |
| Succession Louis XV | |
| France goes to war to secure the resoration of Stanislas Leszcynski |
| Succession Augustus III | |
| Succeeds as King of Poland, rival King to Stanislas I |
| Saxony Succeeds as Elector of Saxony, 1733-1763 |
| Succession Stanislaw I | |
| Succeeds as King of Poland, supported by Louis XV of France |
| Stanislaw I's succesion is followed by the War of Polish Succesion |
