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| Attorney General Pratt |  |
| London Appointed Attorney General |
| Battle of Hameln William Augustus | |
| Hameln Defeated by Marshal d'Estees near Hameln |
| Battle of Plassey Clive, Robert | |
| Plassey After the battle of Plassey, appoints Mir Jaffa as Nawab |
| 23rd June Plassey Victory helps the British capture Calcutta & establish sovereignty over India |
| 23rd June Plassey Victory over Suraja Dowlah establishes Clive as master of Bengal |
| Birth of Addington, Henry Addington, Henry | |
| 30th May Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham's physician |
| Birth of Vancouver, George Vancouver, George | |
| 22nd June Birth of George Vancouver |
| Capture of Calcutta Clive, Robert | |
| 2nd Jan Calcutta Captures Calcutta |
| 2nd Jan Calcutta Successfully relieves Calcutta |
| Capture of Chand'agore Clive, Robert | |
| 23rd Mar Chandernagore Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta |
| Convention Klosterzeven William Augustus | |
| Klosterzeven Following the defeat at Hastenbeck, the allied army withdraws north and Cumberland signs the humiliating Convention of Klosterzeven, ending the war in Germany |
| Klosterzeven Forced to dissolve his army & leave Hannover open to French attack |
| Klosterzeven With Frederick's decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war |
| Dismissal Pitt the Elder, William | |
| Dismissed from office |
| First Lord of the Admiralty Anson, George | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term |
| Governor Bengal Clive, Robert | |
| Bengal Appointed Governor of Bengal, 1st term, after victory at the battle of Plassey |
| Lord Chamberlain Cavendish, William | |
| Appointed Lord Chamberlain |
| Nawab Clive Clive, Robert | |
| After the battle of Plassey, appoints Mir Jaffa as Nawab |
| Peace Clive, Robert | |
| 9th Feb Calcutta After relieving Calcutta agrees peace with the Nawab |
| Poet Laureate Whitehead, William | |
| Appointed Poet Laureate |
| Prime Minister Pelham-Holles | |
| 2nd July London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Quartermaster General Wolfe Wolfe, James | |
| London Appointed Quartermaster-General |
| Resignation of William Augustus William Augustus | |
| After Klosterzeven resigns in disgrace & retires to Windsor Castle |
| Secretary State Pitt the Elder, William | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| Siege of Calcutta Clive, Robert | |
| 2nd Jan Calcutta Successfully relieves Calcutta |
| 5th Feb Calcutta The Nawab marches again on Calcutta but is surprised by a dawn attack by the British |
| 7th Feb Calcutta The siege of Calcutta results in the treaty of Alinagar |
| 23rd Mar Calcutta Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta |
| Siege of Chand'agore Clive, Robert | |
| 23rd Mar Chandernagore Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta |
| Treasurer Navy Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| London Appointed Treasurer of the Navy |
| Treaty of Alinagar Clive, Robert | |
| 9th Feb Calcutta Signed between Robert Clive of the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula |
| 9th Feb Calcutta The Nawab will recognize all the 1717 provisions of Mughal Emperor, Farrukh Siyar's Farman and all British goods that pass through Bengal will be exempt from duties |
| 9th Feb Calcutta The siege of Calcutta results in the treaty of Alinagar |
