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| Battle of Bengal Pearson, Richard |  |
| 21st April Bengal Takes part in the Battle of Bengal |
| Birth of Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Horatio | |
| 29th Sep Burnham Birth of Horatio Nelson, Norfolk |
| Brigadier General Wolfe, James | |
| London Appointed Brigadier |
| Appointed Brigadier under Amherst in the campaign against the French in Canada |
| Capture of Cape Bretton Amherst, Jeffrey | |
| July Cape Bretton Captures Cape Bretton Island |
| Capture of Duquesne Forbes, John | |
| 25th Nov Duquesne Occupies Fort Duquesne |
| Capture of Fort Louisbourg Abercromby, Ralph | |
| Fort Louisbourg Louis burg falls to the British forces of General Abercromby & General Amherst |
| Fort Louisbourg The gateway to Canada is forced open to the British |
| Capture of Fort Niagra Prideaux, John | |
| 25th July London Captures Fort Niagra |
| Capture of Frontenac Bradstreet, John | |
| 27th Aug Frontenac Captures Fort Frontenac at the entrance to the St Lawrence |
| Discovery of Halley's Comet Halley, Edmund | |
| 13th Mar London Returns, as predicted 1n 1682 |
| Dismissal Abercromby, Ralph | |
| 18th Sep Abercromby is recalled from Canada |
| General Amherst, Jeffrey | |
| London Appointed Commander of an expedition against the French in Canada |
| Major Wolfe, James | |
| London Appointed Major-General by Pitt & given command of the expedition against Quebec |
| Publication of Hume Hume, David | |
| Publication of, "Concerning Human Understanding" |
| Siege of Carillon Abercromby, Ralph | |
| 8th July Carillon Defeated by the French at Carillon |
| Siege of Louisborg Wolfe, James | |
| 8th June Louisborg Leads the attack on Quebec rowing into Freshwater Cove |
| 26th July Louisborg Helps capture Louis berg on Cape Breton Island to move up the St Lawrence |
