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Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marsha
Battle of Plassey: Three thousand British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Da
A French army under Marshal d'Estrées defeats a smaller British-German army under the duke of Cumberland in the battle…
Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France
The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France
Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.
French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians
British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
Under the direction of Charles Lawrence, the British begin to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the…
French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel Geo
French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
Start of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, a new phase in the Burmese Civil War (1740–57)
King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River
The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cap
The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by W
War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza
Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick the Great's Prussian army decisively defeat an Austrian army under Prince Charles Al
War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress
A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style)