April 1761Capture of Belle IleWilliam Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st
Pitt's plan for an expedition to capture Belle Ile is put into force and it is captured after a siege
Historical records for Great Britain in 1761, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Pitt's plan for an expedition to capture Belle Ile is put into force and it is captured after a siege
Pitt's plan for an expedition to capture Belle Ile is put into force and it is captured after a siege
Dixon joins Charles Mason in observing the transit of Venus from the Cape of Good Hope for international distance measurements.
Mason observes the transit of Venus from the Cape of Good Hope after wartime conditions disrupt the expedition's original destination.
Marries Charlotte, daughter of Charles Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Succeeds as King of Great Britain, Succeeds his grandfather George II
Appointed First Admiral of the Navy
Commissioned by the Duke of Bridgwater to build the Bridgewater Canal, opened in 1761, often regarded as the first British canal of the modern era
Captures Pondicherry
Appointed Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Leeward Islands station
Elected Member of Parliament for Penryn
Reforms the Navy
Boulton begins developing the Soho site into an integrated manufacturing complex.
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