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| 1740 | Campaign South America Great Britain Anson, George |  |
| Commands the Centurion 60, Gloucester 50, Severn 50, Pearl 40, Wager 28, and the sloop Tryal, plus the two store ships |
| Successive disasters eventually reduce Anson's force to just the Centurion |
| Appointed Coomodore of the squadron sent to attack Spanish possessions in South America |
| 1742 | Alliance Great Britain George II | |
| Dettingen Attempts ocreate an anti-French Alliance to stop French expansion east of the Rhine |
| 1743 | Battle of Dettingen Great Britain 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 |
| 1743 | Battle of Dettingen Great Britain William Augustus | |
| 27th June Dettingen Fights under his father at Dettingen |
| 1743 | Battle of Dettingen Great Britain Wolfe, James | |
| 27th June Dettingen Serves as an acting adjutant, aged 16 |
| 1743 | Captain Great Britain William Augustus | |
| Flanders Appointed Captain General of all British land forces & the Allies in Flanders |
| 1743 | Capture of Nuestra Se¤ora Great Britain 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 |
| 1744 | Battle of Toulon Great Britain Cornwall, James | |
| 21st Feb Toulon The British are defeated by a French fleet |
| 1744 | Battle of Toulon Great Britain Hawke, Edward | |
| 21st Feb Toulon The British are defeated by a French fleet |
| 1744 | Battle of Toulon Great Britain Marthews, Thomas | |
| 21st Feb Toulon Commands a fleet which is defeated, Mathews is court-matialled & dismissed |
| 1745 | Battle of Fontenoy Great Britain William Augustus | |
| 11th May Fontenoy Defeated by the French while relieving Tournai |
| 11th May Tournai Defeated by Marshal Saxe in an a failed effort to relieve Tournai |
| 1747 | Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1st Great Britain Anson, George | |
| Cape Finisterre After victory at Cape Finisterre Anson is promoted to Vice Admiral & created Baron Anson of Soberton |
| Cape Finisterre Anson defeats the French Admiral de la JonquiŠre & captures 7 French merchantmen, 4 ships of the line & 2 frigates |
| 1747 | Battle of Laufield Great Britain William Augustus | |
| 2nd July Laufield Defeated by Marshal Saxe |
| 1747 | Battle of Laufield Great Britain Wolfe, James | |
| 2nd July Laufield Wounded in battle |
| 1747 | Vice Admiral Great Britain Anson, George | |
| Cape Finisterre Appointed Vice Admiral & created Baron Anson of Soberton after victory at Cape Finisterre |
| 1748 | Rule of Madras Great Britain George II | |
| 18th Oct Madras Under the treaty of Aix-la-chapelle France cedes Madras to Britain |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle Under the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle France recognizes the Hanoverian succession |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle Britain gains Madras |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle France repudiates Charles Stuart & recognizes the Hanoverian succession |
| 18th Oct Aix la Chapelle The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the war of Austrian Succession |
