Marriage
Maries Maria Theresa's sister, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
Historical events in 1744
42 historical records
January 17442 historical events
Governor
Appointed Governor of the Austrian Netherlands
February 17443 historical events
Battle of Toulon
Commands a fleet which is defeated, Mathews is court-matialled & dismissed
Battle of Toulon
The British are defeated by a French fleet
Battle of Toulon
The British are defeated by a French fleet
July 17443 historical events
Invasion of England
Boards the du Teillay at Minden on the mouth of the Loire
Invasion of England
Intercepted by the Lion & forced to return to France with arms & ammunition
Invasion of Great Britain
Charles writes to Louis XV, saying he had been informed that England could be retaken without civil war as it was stripped of soldiers
August 17445 historical events
Invasion of Bohemia
Invades Bohemia & renews the war with Austria, in alliance with France & Bavaria
Holy Roman Empire
Prussia offers Charles VII 80,000 troops "to restore liberty to the Empire"
Invasion of Bohemia
Prussia offers Charles VII 80,000 troops "to restore liberty to the Empire"
Invasion of Bohemia
Prussia offers Charles VII 80,000 troops "to restore liberty to the Empire". Frederick II invades Bohemia
Invasion of Great Britain
Meets Murray of Broughton at Tuileries Palace, who told him he would not get the support of more than 4,000 Highlanders and that he must drop his plans to come to Scotland, when Murray said French backing was extremely unlikely given their defensive position in
September 17443 historical events
Siege of Prague
Marches from Glatz, meets the King's army under the walls of Prague, and in the siege and capture of that place he plays a distinguished part
Capture of Prague
Frederick II the Great captures Prague
Siege of Prague
Frederick II the Great marches into Prague
November 17442 historical events
Siege of Prague
Forced to retreat after the non-arrival of the French due to the illness of Louis XV
Reinterment at Blenheim
His remains are moved from Westminster Abbey to Blenheim Palace in November 1744, shortly before Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, is buried there.
December 17441 historical events
Alliance Thomas Pelham-Holles Newcastle, 1st and Austria and Holland
Forms an anti Prussian alliance with Austria & Holland
Governor
Appointed Governor General of the Austrian Netherlands
Field Marshal
Appointed Field Marshal
Battle of Prague
Traun defends Vienna & holds Frederick the Great, forcing him to retreat into Silesia
Invasion of Danube
Unts are raised in Austria & Hungary to counter Fredericks march into the Danube
Invasion of Bohemia
Frederick II invades Bohemia
Field Marshal
Appointed Field Marshal
Brigadier General
Appointed Brigadier
Invasion of England
Prepares a fleet at Dunkirk to land 12,000 troops in London, aborted after a bad storm
Flanders Campaign
French forces campaign through Flanders around Ypres.
Flanders Campaign
Saxe commands French operations near Ypres.
Birth of Frederick William II
Birth of Frederick William II, son of Prince Augustus William
Battle of Prague
Leads 80,000 men through Saxony & Silesia into Bohemia
Battle of Prague
Captures Prague then moves south to the Danube where he threatens Vienna
Capture of Silesia
Prussia extends its territories in Silesia
Alliance Frederick II the Great and Louis XV
Prompted by Allied victories of 1743 & Maria Theresas wish to regain Silesia. Allies with Louis XV
Death of Alexander Pope
Pope died at Twickenham, leaving a body of verse central to eighteenth century English literature.
Apprenticeship in Corset Making
Thomas Paine entered training in his father's trade as a staymaker, years before becoming a political writer.
Lieutenant
Appointed Commander of the 4th Foot Company
Berkeley Advocates Tar Water In Siris
Berkeley published Siris after developing an unusual interest in tar water as a medical preparation. Its philosophical sections connected natural inquiry with reflections on causation and spiritual order.
Notes on Philosophy and Physics
Publication of "Notes on Philosophy & Physics", written while in prison
Commander of Jacobites
Appointed head of the Jacobite faction in France
Invasion of Great Britain
Marshal de Saxe prepares a fleet of 12,000 troops to support the Jacobites. A storm ends the invasion plans of de Saxe
Major General
Appointed Major General