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Great Britain in 1760

Historical records for Great Britain in 1760, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
10Events
6Named people
6Places
5Categories

Historical records

October

25 October 1760Death of George IIGeorge II

Kensington · House / House of Hanover

Death of George II, at Kensington Palace

November

11 November 1760BurialGeorge II

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Hanover

George II is buried in Westminster Abbey

Other Events

1760Blockade of French CoastGeorge Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st

Warfare / Military

Takes many more of the enemys flat-bottomed boats and in blockades the French coast as far as Dieppe

1760Capture of MontrealWilliam Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Montreal · Warfare / Seven Years War

Britain completes the conquest of Canada by capturing Montreal, which effectively brings the war to an end on mainland North America

1760French Coast Blockade Extended to DieppeGeorge Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st

Dieppe · Warfare / Military

Rodney extends British pressure along the French coast as far as Dieppe while capturing enemy flat-bottomed craft.

1760GovernorHenry Vansittart

Bengal · Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor of Bengal

1760Invasion of Great BritainGeorge Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st

Warfare / Military

Takes many more of the enemys flat-bottomed boats and in blockades the French coast as far as Dieppe

1760Member of ParliamentCharles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1st

House / House of Cornwallis

Elected Member of Parliament

1760OccupationGeorge III

Hampton Court · House / House of Hanover

Monarchs favour other London homes, Hampton Court ceases to be a royal residence

1760Rule of CanadaWilliam Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Montreal · Warfare / Seven Years War

Britain completes the conquest of Canada by capturing Montreal, which effectively brings the war to an end on mainland North America

Names involved

Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1stGeorge Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1stGeorge IIGeorge IIIHenry VansittartWilliam Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Places involved

BengalDieppeHampton CourtKensingtonMontrealWestminster Abbey

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.