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| Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1st Anson, George |  |
| Cape Finisterre After victory at Cape Finisterre Anson is promoted to Vice Admiral & created Baron Anson of Soberton
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| Cape Finisterre Anson defeats the French Admiral de la JonquiŠre & captures 7 French merchantmen, 4 ships of the line & 2 frigates
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| Battle of Exiles Montcalm-Gozon |  |
| Exiles Serves at the battle of Exiles
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| Battle of Finisterre Warren, Peter | |
| 22nd July Finisterre Fights under Anson at the Battle of Finisterre
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| Battle of Laufield Saxe, Maurice de | |
| 2nd July Laufield Defeats the Duke of Cumberland's Anglo-Dutch Army
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| Battle of Laufield William Augustus | |
| 2nd July Laufield Defeated by Marshal Saxe
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| Battle of Laufield Wolfe, James | |
| 2nd July Laufield Wounded in battle
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| Battle of Placentia Montcalm-Gozon | |
| Placentia Serves at the battle of Placentia
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| Battle of Ushant Rodney, George Brydges | |
| 14th Oct Ushant Commands of the battleship Eagle 60, and in this ship takes part in Hawke's victory off Ushant over the French fleet.
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| Birth Leopold II |  |
| Birth of Leopold II, son of Maria Theresa & Franz I
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| Birth Maria Theresa | |
| Birth of Leopold II, son of Maria Theresa & Franz I
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| Brigadier General Montcalm-Gozon | |
| Appointed Brigadier by Louis XV
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| Capture Saxe, Maurice de | |
| 16th Sep Bergen The French consolidate their occupation of Austrian Flanders
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| Constitution William IV |  |
| Hague, The 1st general stadholder of the Dutch Republic
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| Discovery of Scurvy Cure Lind, James | |
| Discovers that a diet of oranges & lemons can cure scurvy
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| Discovery of Sugar Marggraf, Andreas Sigismund |  |
| Discovers that beets & carrots contain small amounts of sugar
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| Election Warren, Peter | |
| Westminster Elected Member of Parliament for Westminster
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| Ensign Clive Clive, Robert | |
| Appointed Ensign
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| Lieutenant Campbell, John |  |
| Appointed Lieutenant General
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| Peerage Anson, George | |
| Cape Finisterre Appointed Vice Admiral & created Baron Anson of Soberton after victory at Cape Finisterre
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| Succession Durrani |  |
| Kabul Succeeds as Shah of Afghanistan, elected Shah
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| Succession William IV | |
| Hague, The 1st general stadholder of the Dutch Republic
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| Succession Momozono |  |
| Succeeds as Emperor of Japan
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| Vice Admiral Anson, George | |
| Cape Finisterre Appointed Vice Admiral & created Baron Anson of Soberton after victory at Cape Finisterre
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| Vice Admiral Warren, Peter | |
| London Appointed Vice Admiral of the Red
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