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| Campaign South America 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 |
| Circumnavigation of the World Anson, George | |
| London Commands a squadron attacking the Spanish colonies & shipping in South America |
| London Returns to Britain with œ500,000 worth of Spanish treasure |
| Colonel William Augustus | |
| London Appointed Colonel of the Coldstream Guards |
| Commodore Anson, George | |
| Appointed Coomodore of the squadron sent to attack Spanish possessions in South America |
| Publication of Hume Hume, David | |
| Publication of, "A Treatise of Human Nature" |
| Publication of, "Political Discourses" |
