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| Battle of Dettingen 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 |
| Battle of Dettingen William Augustus | |
| 27th June Dettingen Fights under his father at Dettingen |
| Battle of Dettingen Wolfe, James | |
| 27th June Dettingen Serves as an acting adjutant, aged 16 |
| Birth of Cartwright, Edmund Cartwright, Edmund | |
| 24th April Nottingham Birth of Edmund Cartwright |
| Birth of William Frederick Louis | |
| London Birth of William, Duke of Gloucester, to Frederick Louis & Augusta, their 4th child |
| Birth of William William of Gloucester | |
| London Birth of William of Gloucester, 4th child & 3rd son of Frederick Louis |
| Captain William Augustus | |
| Flanders Appointed Captain General of all British land forces & the Allies in Flanders |
| Capture of Nuestra Se¤ora 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 |
| Chancellor Pelham, Henry | |
| 27th Aug London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| East India Company Clive, Robert | |
| Appointed Writer for the East India Company |
| Lieutenant Wolfe Wolfe, James | |
| Appointed Lieutenant |
| Prime Minister Pelham, Henry | |
| 27th Aug London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
