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| Alliance Frederick II the Great |  |
| Allies with Louis XV |
| Prompted by Allied victories of 1743 & Maria Theresa's wish to regain Silesia |
| Alliance Pelham-Holles |  |
| 28th Dec Forms an anti Prussian Alliance with Austria & Holland |
| Battle of Prague Traun, Otto Friedrich von |  |
| Prague Traun defends Vienna & holds Frederick the Great, forcing him to retreat into Silesia |
| Battle of Prague Frederick II the Great | |
| Prague Leads 80,000 men through Saxony & Silesia into Bohemia |
| Prague Captures Prague then moves south to the Danube where he threatens Vienna |
| Battle of Toulon Cornwall, James | |
| 21st Feb Toulon The British are defeated by a French fleet |
| Battle of Toulon Hawke, Edward | |
| 21st Feb Toulon The British are defeated by a French fleet |
| Battle of Toulon Marthews, Thomas | |
| 21st Feb Toulon Commands a fleet which is defeated, Mathews is court-matialled & dismissed |
| Birth Frederick William II | |
| Berlin Birth of Frederick William II, son of Prince Augustus William |
| Brigadier General Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de |  |
| Appointed Brigadier |
| Capture of Prague Frederick II the Great | |
| 16th Sep Prague Frederick II the Great captures Prague |
| Capture of Silesia Frederick II the Great | |
| Silesia Prussia extends its territories in Silesia |
| Commander Charles Edward | |
| Appointed head of the Jacobite faction in France |
| Exile of Charles Edward Charles Edward | |
| 29th June Isle of Skye Escapes to the Isle of Skye disguised as Betty Burke, a maid |
| Field Marshal Charles of Lorraine | |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| Governor Charles of Lorraine | |
| Appointed Governor General of the Austrian Netherlands |
| Invasion of Bohemia Maria Theresa | |
| Bohemia Frederick II invades Bohemia |
| Invasion of Bohemia Charles VII | |
| Aug Bohemia Prussia offers Charles VII 80,000 troops "to restore liberty to the Empire" |
| Invasion of Bohemia Frederick II the Great | |
| Aug Bohemia Frederick II invades Bohemia |
| Aug Bohemia Prussia offers Charles VII 80,000 troops "to restore liberty to the Empire" |
| 17th Aug Bohemia Invades Bohemia & renews the war with Austria, in Alliance with France & Bavaria |
| Invasion of Danube Traun, Otto Friedrich von | |
| River Danube Unts are raised in Austria & Hungary to counter Frederick's march into the Danube |
| Invasion of England Saxe, Maurice de | |
| Dunkirk Prepares a fleet at Dunkirk to land 12,000 troops in London, aborted after a bad storm |
| Invasion of England Charles Edward | |
| Dunkirk A storm ends the invasion plans of de Saxe |
| Dunkirk Marshal de Saxe prepares a fleet of 12,000 troops to support the Jacobites |
| 5th July Minden Boards the du Teillay at Minden on the mouth of the Loire |
| 10th July Channel Intercepted by the Lion & forced to return to France with arms & ammunition |
| 10th July English Channel Intercepted by the Lion & forced to return to France with arms & ammunition |
| Lieutenant Wolfe, James | |
| Appointed Commander of the 4th Foot Company |
| Major General Campbell, John |  |
| Appointed Major General |
| Publication Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilyevich |  |
| Publication of, "Notes on Philosophy & Physics", written while in prison |
| Siege of Prague Frederick II the Great | |
| Sep Prague Frederick II the Great marches into Prague |
| Nov Prague Forced to retreat after the non-arrival of the French due to the illness of Louis XV |
