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Seven Years War Timeline Explanation
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This table contains various events related to the Seven Years War of 1756-1763.
The dates are to the nearest day when possible. Those events dated to the nearest year are less certain, naturally, than those dated to the precise day.
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| The Ohio Company is founded |
1748 |
The Ohio Company was founded by the English Americans for land speculation over the Appalachians. |
| Fort La Presentation |
1749 |
Fort established at La Presentation (Ogdensburg, NY) extending French influence over the western nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. |
| British East India Company establishes opium trade between India and China |
1750 |
The British East India Company acquires interests in the opium-growing districts of India, Bengal and Bihar. The British East India Company shipping has a virtual monopoly on the opium trade from Calcutta to China. |
| Britain and Russia negotiate a treaty to protect Hanover |
September 30, 1755 |
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| Westminster, Convention of |
January 15, 1756 |
This was brought about by efforts renegotiate the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle which had brought and to end the continous fighting during the War of the Austrian Succession. This convention negotiated two treaties of Versailles (Marston, 12) |
| Minorca, Siege of |
April 1756 |
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| First Treaty of Versailles between France and Austria |
May 1, 1756 |
First Treaty of Versailles between France and Austria requires Austria to remain neutral in the event of an Anglo-French War. |
| Montcalm arrives in North America |
May 11, 1756 |
The new commander of New France, Marquis Louis Joseph de Montcalm, arrives in North America along with much needed reinforcements. |
| Great War for Empire |
May 17, 1756 - February 15, 1763 |
Great Britain declares war on France. |
| Minorca, Naval Battle of |
May 20, 1756 |
Admiral Byng was later executed for failing to relieve the siege of Minorca. |
| Minorca, British Surrender at |
May 28, 1756 |
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| Calcutta, Siege of |
June 16 - 20, 1756 |
The garrison surrended after one assault, probably on the 20th, was repulsed. |
| Prussian invasion of Saxony |
August 29, 1756 |
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| Pirna, Siege of |
September 9, 1756 |
The King of Saxony protests Saxony’s neutrality to no avail as the Saxon army retreats to Pirna. |
| Lobositz, Battle of |
October 1, 1756 |
Opening battle of the Seven Years War. |
| Saxon Army surrenders |
October 17, 1756 |
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| William Pitt the Elder forms a makeshift government in England |
November 11, 1756 |
William Pitt the Elder forms a makeshift government with the Duke of Devonshire after the Duke of Newcastle resigns his ministerial post. |
| Russia signs First Treaty of Versailles |
January 11, 1757 |
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| Chandernagore, Siege of |
March 14 - 24, 1757 |
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| Fort William Henry, Raid on |
Mid March 1757 |
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| Sweden declares war on Prussia |
March 21, 1757 |
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| Chandernagore, Battle of |
March 24, 1757 |
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| William Pitt is dismissed from office |
April 5, 1757 |
The Duke of Newcastle struggles to form another government. |
| Reichenberg, Battle of |
April 21, 1757 |
Prussian victory over Austria in the Seven Years' War. |
| Second Treaty of Versailles |
May 1, 1757 |
This was an offensive agreement among France, Austria, and Russia. (Marston, 35). |
| Prague, Battle of |
May 6, 1757 |
Prussian-Russian battle during the Seven Years' War |
| Kolin, Battle of |
June 18, 1757 |
Frederick the Great of Prussia loses to Austria in Seven Years' War |
| Plassey, Battle of |
June 23, 1757 |
Robert Clive consolidates English rule over India |
| William Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle form a new coalition government |
June 29, 1757 |
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| Emden, Capture of |
July 3, 1757 |
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| Memel, Capture of |
July 5, 1757 |
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| Vech, Affair at |
July 9, 1757 |
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| Fort Pillau, Bombardment of |
July 15, 1757 |
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| Zittau, Bombardment of |
July 22, 1757 |
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| Hastenbeck, Battle of |
July 26, 1757 |
French army defeats Hanoverian Army of Observation |
| Landshut, Second Battle of |
August 13-14, 1757 |
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| Gross-Jägersdorf, Battle of |
August 30, 1757 |
The battle of Gross-jagersdorf was a battle fought on August 30, 1757 during the Seven Years' War. A Prussian army of 25,500 men fought a Russian army of 70,000-75,000 men. The Prussians lost 4,500 men, the Russians lost over 5,000 men. |
| Pegau, Affair at |
September 7, 1757 |
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| Moys, Battle of |
September 7, 1757 |
Prussian-Austrian battle during the Seven Years' War |
| Rochefort Expedition |
September 8 - October 1, 1757 |
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| Kloster-Zeven, Convention of |
September 8, 1757 |
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| Pomerania, Invasion of |
September 13, 1757 |
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| Gotha, Affair of |
September 19, 1757 |
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| Fort La Rade, Bombardment of |
September 23, 1757 |
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| Fort Fouras, Bombardment of |
September 29, 1757 |
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| Field Marshal Ungern-Sternberg assumes command of the Swedish field army |
October 10, 1757 |
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| Berlin, Occupation of |
October 16-17, 1757 |
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| Swedish army retires behind the Peene River |
Early November 1757 |
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| Rossbach, Battle of |
November 5, 1757 |
Frederick crushes French, Louis XV says "After me, the Deluge" |
| Schweidnitz, Capture of |
November 12, 1757 |
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| Breslau, Battle of |
November 22, 1757 |
Battle fought during the Seven Years' War. |
| Swedish army withdraws to Stralsund |
December 3, 1757 |
Swedish Field Marshal Ungern withdraws his main army to Stralsund owing to the approach of winter. |
| Leuthen, Battle of |
December 5, 1757 |
Frederick the Great crushes Austrians under Prince Charles of Lorraine |
| Usedom, Evacuation of |
December 26, 1757 |
Swedish General Hessenstein evacuates Usedom |
| Demmin, Capture of |
December 29, 1757 |
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| Stralsund, Blockade of |
January 1 – June 18, 1758 |
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| Swedes evacuate Pomerania and retire to Stralsund |
January 6, 1758 |
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| General Rosen assumes command of the Swedish army |
January 7, 1758 |
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| Peenemunde, Capture of |
March 13, 1758 |
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| Schweidnitz, Siege of |
March 22 – April 16, 1758 |
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| Cuddalore, Battle of |
April 29, 1758 |
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| Olmütz, Siege of |
May - July 1, 1758 |
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| Fort Saint David, Siege of |
May 14 - June 2, 1758 |
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| Bamberg, Action at |
May 28-31, 1758 |
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| First English expedition against St. Malo |
June 1-12, 1758 |
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| Pirna, Attack on |
June 6, 1758 |
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| Rheinberg, Affair of |
June 12, 1758 |
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| Wisternitz, Action at |
June 18, 1758 |
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| Blockade of Stralsund is lifted |
June 18, 1758 |
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| Hollitz, Action at |
June 18, 1758 |
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| General Hamilton assumes command of the Swedish army |
Late June 1758 |
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| Crefeld, Battle of |
June 23, 1758 |
Between a Hanoverian army and a French army, ending in a French defeat. |
| Dusseldorf, Bombardment of |
June 28 – July 6, 1758 |
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| First English expedition against Cherbourg |
June 29, 1758 |
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| Domstadtl, Battle of |
June 30, 1758 |
Between Austrians and Prussians, ending in the defeat of the Prussians. |
| Forbes campaign against Fort Duquesne |
Early July 1758 |
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| Carillon, Battle of |
July 7-8, 1758 |
The British forces are poorly led by General James Abercromby. |
| Reitzenhein, Skirmishes near |
July 20, 1758 |
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| Sandershausen, Battle of |
July 23, 1758 |
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| Sebastienburg, Action at |
July 31, 1758 |
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| Tanjore, Siege of |
August 1758 |
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| Carrical, Naval Battle of |
August 2, 1758 |
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| First contingent of British troops arrives in Germany |
August 3, 1758 |
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| Mehr, Battle of |
August 5, 1758 |
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| Second English expedition against Cherbourg |
August 7-15, 1758 |
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| Cüstrin, Siege of |
August 16-22, 1758 |
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| Zorndorf, Battle of |
August 25, 1758 |
Frederick defeats Russians in Prussia |
| Kolberg, Siege of |
September – October 1758 |
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| Sonnenstein, Siege of the |
September 3-5, 1758 |
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| Second English expedition against St. Malo |
September 7-12, 1758 |
Affair of St. Cast |
| St. Cast, Affair of |
September 7, 1758 |
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| Grant's Hill, Battle of |
September 14, 1758 |
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| Goraria, Battle of |
September 14, 1758 |
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| Fehrbellin, Combat of |
September 24, 1758 |
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| Tornow, Battle of |
September 25, 1758 |
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| Unnamed Battle |
October 10, 1758 |
Prussian cavalry severs Swedish supply lines |
| Lutterberg, First Battle of |
October 10, 1758 |
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| Hochkirch, Battle of |
October 14, 1758 |
Minor Austrian defeat of Prussians |
| General Lantinghausen replaces General Hamilton |
Early November 1758 |
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| Eilenburg, Action at |
November 15, 1758 |
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| Rajahmundry, Battle of |
December 9, 1758 |
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| Madras, Siege of |
December 16, 1758 - February 16, 1759 |
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| Port Royal, Bombardment of |
January 6, 1759 |
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| Martinique & Guadaloupe Expedition |
January 13 - May 1, 1759 |
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| Demmin, Capture of |
January 17, 1759 |
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| Anklam, Capture of |
January 21, 1759 |
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| Stralsund, Siege of |
January 21 - May 15, 1759 |
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| Basse Terre, Bombardment of |
January 23, 1759 |
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| Basse Terre, Capture of |
January 24, 1759 |
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| Madras siege is lifted |
February 17, 1759 |
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| Posen, Raid on |
February 23 – April 18, 1759 |
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| English General Hopson dies |
February 23, 1759 |
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| Masulipatam, Siege of |
March 1759 |
A two-hour siege is almost an oxymoron. |
| Peenemunde, Capture of |
April 1759 |
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| Bergen, Battle of |
April 13, 1759 |
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| Brunswick, Battle of |
April 13, 1759 |
French defeat Ferdinand |
| Guadeloupe, Surrender of |
May 1, 1759 |
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| Siege of Stralsund is ended |
May 15, 1759 |
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| Bamberg, Capture of |
May 16, 1759 |
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| Marie Galante, Surrender of |
May 26, 1759 |
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| Paltzig, Battle of |
July 23, 1759 |
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| Münster, Capture of |
July 25, 1759 |
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| Montmorenci, Battle of |
July 31, 1759 |
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| Minden, Battle of |
August 1, 1759 |
Ferdinand defeats French. |
| Ferdinand, King of Spain, dies |
August 10, 1759 |
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| Trincomalee, Battle of |
August 10, 1759 |
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| Kunersdorf, Battle of |
August 12, 1759 |
Austria and Russia defeat Prussia. |
| Lagos, Battle of |
August 19, 1759 |
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| Unnamed Battle |
August 23, 1759 |
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| Unnamed Naval Battle |
September 1759 |
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| Dresden, Capture of |
September 4, 1759 |
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| Pondicherry, Battle of |
September 10, 1759 |
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| Marburg, Capture of |
September 11, 1759 |
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| Hoyerswerda, Battle of |
September 25, 1759 |
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| Campen, Battle of |
October 18, 1759 |
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| Demmin, Raid on |
October 21, 1759 |
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| Pretsch, Action at |
October 29, 1759 |
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| Swedes retreat behind Peene River |
November 6, 1759 |
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| Quiberon Bay, Naval Battle of |
November 20, 1759 |
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| Münster, Capture of |
November 20, 1759 |
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| Belle-Île-en-Mer, Battle of |
November 20, 1759 |
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| Maxen, Battle of |
November 21, 1759 |
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| Fulda, Battle of |
November 30, 1759 |
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| Meissen, Battle of |
December 4, 1759 |
The battle of Meissen was an engagement fought on December 4, 1759 during the Seven Years' War between a Prussian and an Austrian army. |
| Wandiwash, Battle of |
January 22, 1760 |
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| Anklam, Action at |
January 28, 1760 |
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| French Invasion of Ireland |
February 21, 1760 |
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| Isle of Man, Battle near the |
February 29, 1760 |
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| Carical, Capture of |
April 5, 1760 |
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| End of Siege of Quebec |
May 16, 1760 |
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| Landesschut, Battle of |
June 23, 1760 |
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| Marburg, Capture of |
June 30, 1760 |
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| Corbach, Battle of |
July 10, 1760 |
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| Dresden, Siege of |
July 13-22, 1760 |
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| Dillenbourg, Capture of |
July 16, 1760 |
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| Emsdorf, Battle of |
July 16, 1760 |
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| Marburg, Battle of |
July 21, 1760 |
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| Glatz, Capture of |
July 26, 1760 |
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| Breslau, Siege of |
July 30 – August 5, 1760 |
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| Warburg, Battle of |
July 31, 1760 |
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| Pondicherry, Siege of |
August 1760 - January 15, 1761 |
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| Liegnitz, Battle of |
August 15, 1760 |
Prussian army under Frederick the Great defeats the Austrian army under Ernst von Laudon. |
| Strehla, Battle of |
August 20, 1760 |
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| Pasewalk, Action at |
September 3, 1760 |
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| Prenzlau, Capture of |
September 5, 1760 |
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| Montreal, Surrender of |
September 8, 1760 |
Montreal is surrounded by three British armies, the French surrender. |
| Zierenberg, Raid on |
September 8, 1760 |
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| Orcke River, Action on the |
September 13, 1760 |
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| Weser, Battle of |
September 19, 1760 |
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| Cleves, Siege of |
October 3-6, 1760 |
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| Wesel, Siege of |
October 3-16, 1760 |
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| Berlin, Raid on |
October 9-12, 1760 |
The only significant damage to the Prussian war effort is the destruction of the gunpowder plant – an ineptly executed operation that also kills 15 Russians. |
| Spandau, Action at |
October 9, 1760 |
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| Kloster Kamp, Battle of |
October 16, 1760 |
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| King George II dies |
October 25, 1760 |
King George II dies. George William Frederick becomes King George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland. |
| George III crowned |
October 26, 1760 |
George III assumes the throne of Great Britain and Ireland, beginning a 60 year reign, one of the longest in British history. |
| Swedish army retreats behind the Peene River |
October 27, 1760 |
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| Torgau, Battle of |
November 3, 1760 |
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| Mecklenberg, Raid on |
November 12, 1760 |
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| Pondicherry, Siege of |
January 1-13, 1761 |
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| Spain declares war on England |
January 4, 1761 |
?? 1762??? |
| France’s war minister, the Duc de Belle-Île, dies |
February 25, 1761 |
The Duc de Choiseul succeeds him. |
| Belle-Île-en-Mer, Battle of |
June 7, 1761 |
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| Island of Dominica surrenders |
June 7, 1761 |
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| Swedish General Lantinghausen is replaced by General Ehrenswärdt |
Early July 1761 |
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| Villinghausen, Battle of |
July 15-16, 1761 |
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| Kirch-Denkern, Battle of |
July 16, 1761 |
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| The "Pacte des familles" |
August 15, 1761 |
The "Pacte des familles" (the Pact of the Families), a defensive alliance between the Bourbons of Spain, France and Naples, against England. Spain and France pledged mutual support to each other in perpetuity with the Bourbon Family Pact. |
| Bunzelwitz, Standoff at |
August 20 - October 9, 1761 |
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| Kolberg, Capture of |
Early September - December 16, 1761 |
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| Bunzelwitz, Capture of |
September 30, 1761 |
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| Schweidnitz, Capture of |
October 1, 1761 |
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| Martinique, Conquest of |
January - February 16, 1762 |
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| Britain declares war on Spain |
January 4, 1762 |
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| Death of Empress Elizabeth |
January 5, 1762 |
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| Spain declares war on Britain |
January 22, 1762 |
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| Martinique, Surrender of |
February 12, 1762 |
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| St. Petersburg, Treaty of |
May 15, 1762 |
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| Hamburg, Treaty of |
May 22, 1762 |
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| Havana, Siege of |
June 5 - August 13, 1762 |
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| Wilhelmstal, Battle of |
June 24, 1762 |
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| St. John’s, Newfoundland, Capture of |
June 24, 1762 |
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| Peter III of Russia is murdered |
July 17, 1762 |
Peter III of Russia is murdered. His wife, Catherine II, took the throne. |
| Burkersdorf, Battle of |
July 21, 1762 |
The battle of Burkersdorf was a battle fought between a Prussian army of 40,000 men and an Austrian army of about 30,000? men. |
| Lutterberg, Second Battle of |
July 23, 1762 |
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| Schweidnitz, Siege of |
August - October 9, 1762 |
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| Russia, Prussia and Austria sign a treaty agreeing on the partition of Poland |
August 5, 1762 |
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| Moro Castle, Storming of |
August 10, 1762 |
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| Havana, Siege of |
August 11 - 13, 1762 |
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| Almeida, Capture of |
August 26, 1762 |
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| Nauheim, Battle of |
August 30, 1762 |
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| English expeditionary force arrives near St. John’s Newfoundland |
September 13, 1762 |
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| St. John’s, Newfoundland, Recapture of |
September 18, 1762 |
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| Brücke-Mühle, Battle of the |
September 21, 1762 |
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| Manila, Battle of |
September 24 - October 6, 1762 |
Siege ?? |
| Manila, Capture of |
October 5, 1762 |
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| Villa Velha, Raid on |
October 6, 1762 |
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| Kassel, Siege of |
October 12-November 1, 1762 |
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| Freiburg, Battle of |
October 29, 1762 |
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| Fontainebleau, Treaty of |
November 3, 1762 |
The treaty is concluded on November 3, 1762. |
| France cedes the Louisiana Territory to Spain |
November 11, 1762 |
The Spanish fleet keeps the British fleet occupied in the Caribbean. As a result of the impending loss of the Seven Years War to Britain, France cedes the Louisiana Territory to Spain when the Treaty of Fontainbleau is ratified on November 11, 1762. |
| Hubertusburg, Treaty of |
February 15, 1763 |
The Treaty of Paris and the Treaty of Hubertusburg together end the French and Indian War and the Seven Years War mark the beginning of an extensive period of British colonial and maritime dominance in America and elsewhere. |
| The Cider Tax is passed |
March 30, 1763 |
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| George Grenville succeeds Earl of Bute as PM |
April 8, 1763 |
Earl of Bute resigns as PM and is succeeded by George Grenville |
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