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| 12th Foot Wolfe Wolfe, James |  |
| Appointed Member of the 12th Foot |
| Alliance George II | |
| Dettingen Attempts ocreate an anti-French Alliance to stop French expansion east of the Rhine |
| Battle of Bloody Swamp Oglethorpe, James | |
| 7th July St Simons Isl Redeems reputation from defeat at St. Augustine, Florida, 2 yrs earlier |
| 7th July St Simons Isl The Spanish are defeated for the control of Georgia |
| 13th July St Simons Isl The Spanish leave the Island of St Simons |
| Birth of Dundas, Henry Melville Dundas, Henry Melville | |
| Birth of Henry Melville Dundas |
| Exile of George II George II | |
| 18th Feb London The exile of the Prince of Wales ends after 4 years of ostracism |
| Major William Augustus | |
| London Appointed Major General |
| Peerage Walpole, Robert | |
| London Created Earl of Orford, 1st |
| Prime Minister Compton | |
| 16th Feb London Appointed Prime MInister of Great Britain, a "nominal" position, by George II |
| 16th Feb London The administration is dominated by John Carteret & Walpole is relied upon for advice |
| Privy Council Bathurst, Allen | |
| Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Resignation of Walpole Walpole, Robert | |
| Defeated in Parliament, as the King's servant in Parliament is forced to resign |
| 11th Jan Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Secretary State Cartaret | |
| London Appointed Secretary of State, 2nd term |
| Solicitor General Murray | |
| Appointed Solicitor General |
