1743
Capture of Great Britain
Anson captures the Nuestra Secora de Covadonga off Cape Espiritu Santo
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Anson captures the Nuestra Secora de Covadonga off Cape Espiritu Santo
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
The "Declaration of King James" is signed by James Francis Edward Stuart to be published in the event of a successful French landing, James also signed a separate Declaration for Scotland, denouncing the "pretended union"
After defeat by the British at Dettingen decides to invade iin support the Jacobites
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Charles's father named him Prince Regent, giving him authority to act in his name
Birth of Edmund Cartwright
Birth of Jean Paul Marat
Birth of Thomas Jefferson
Death of John Campbell
Death of Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, died unmarried and without issue, and therefore all his titles became extinct upon his death
Austrians block the Spanish from joining the army of Prince de Conti during the War of the Austrian Succession
The Last time a British sovereign commands a Battle. A British, Austrian & Hanoverian "Pragmatic army" defeats the French on the River Main
Defeated by the Allies
Fights under his father at Dettingen
Serves as an acting adjutant, aged 16
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