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| Battle of Campo Santa Maria Theresa |  |
| 8th Feb Campota Austrians block the Spanish from joining the army of Prince de Conti during the War of the Austrian Succession |
| Battle of Dettingen Louis XV |  |
| 27th June Dettingen Defeated by the Allies |
| Battle of Dettingen George II |  |
| 27th June Dettingen A British, Austrian & Hanoverian "Pragmatic army" defeats the French on the River Main |
| 27th June Dettingen The Last time a British sovereign commands a Battle |
| Battle of Dettingen William Augustus | |
| 27th June Dettingen Fights under his father at Dettingen |
| Battle of Dettingen Wolfe, James | |
| 27th June Dettingen Serves as an acting adjutant, aged 16 |
| Birth Belasyse, Henry |  |
| Birth of Henry Belasyse |
| Birth Marat, Jean Paul | |
| 24th May Paris Birth of Jean Paul Marat |
| Birth Cartwright, Edmund | |
| 24th April Nottingham Birth of Edmund Cartwright |
| Birth Frederick Louis | |
| London Birth of William, Duke of Gloucester, to Frederick Louis & Augusta, their 4th child |
| Birth William of Gloucester | |
| London Birth of William of Gloucester, 4th child & 3rd son of Frederick Louis |
| Birth Jefferson, Thomas |  |
| 13th April Washington Birth of Thomas Jefferson |
| Brigadier General Campbell, John |  |
| Appointed Brigadier |
| Budget Louis XV | |
| Paris Manages finances after the death of Fleury but unable to restore the budget |
| Captain William Augustus | |
| Flanders Appointed Captain General of all British land forces & the Allies in Flanders |
| Capture of Finland Ivan VI |  |
| After a short war with Sweden, Russia Annexes southern Finland |
| Capture of Finland Elizabeth |  |
| Annexes a part of Finland |
| Capture of Nuestra Se¤ora Anson, George | |
| Macao Anson sells the cargo of the Nuestra Se¤ora to the Chinese & becomes a rich man for life |
| 20th June Anson captures the Nuestra Se¤ora de Covadonga off Cape Espiritu Santo |
| Chancellor Pelham, Henry | |
| 27th Aug London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Colonel Montcalm-Gozon | |
| Appointed Colonel of the Auxerrois Regiment |
| Death Campbell, John | |
| 10th Oct Death of John Campbell |
| East India Company Clive, Robert | |
| Appointed Writer for the East India Company |
| Economy Louis XV | |
| Paris Manages finances after the death of Fleury but unable to restore the budget |
| Elector Palatinate Charles Theodore |  |
| Palatinate Appointed Elector of the Palatinate |
| Invasion of Britain Louis XV | |
| Dunkirk Launches an invasion but it is turned back by the weather & has to return to Dunkirk |
| 27th June Dettingen After defeat by the British at Dettingen decides to invade iin support the Jacobites |
| Lieutenant Wolfe, James | |
| Appointed Lieutenant |
| Peerage Campbell, Archibald | |
| Succeeds his brother to the title of Duke of Argyll |
| Pope Clement XIII |  |
| Padua Appointed Bishop of Padua |
| Prime Minister Pelham, Henry | |
| 27th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Siege of Prague Maria Theresa | |
| Prague Maria Theresa ejects French troops from Prague |
| Siege of River Rhine Maria Theresa | |
| River Rhine Advances as far as the Rhine & threatens France |
