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| Battle of Levant Jervis, John |  |
| 27th July Levant Commands the Foudroyant |
| Battle of Plymouth Clinton, Henry | |
| 28th June Plymouth Fights General Washington to a stand off |
| Burial of Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Elder, William | |
| Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey |
| Captain Pearson, Richard | |
| Appointed Captain of HMS Serapis |
| Death of Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Elder, William | |
| Death of William Pitt |
| Declaration of War North | |
| France declares war on Britain & sends an army to nth America |
| Discovery of Hawaii Cook, James | |
| 17th Jan Hawaii Discovers Hawaii, names them the Sandwich Islands after Lord Sandwich |
| General Clinton, Henry | |
| 8th May London Appointed Commander of the British forces in America |
| Peace North | |
| 17th June London Congress rejects offers of a British Peace Commission & insists on independence |
| President Banks, Joseph | |
| Appointed President of the Royal Society |
