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January–March. January 4 – Seven Years' War: Britain declares war against Spain and Naples, following their recent alliance with France. January 5 – Empress Elisabeth of Russia dies, and is succeeded by her nephew Peter III. Peter, an admirer of Frederick the Great, immediately opens peace negotiations with the Prussians.
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The 1762 Arakan earthquake occurred at about 17:00 local...
- 1762 in Great Britain
5 June – John Wilkes founds the radical newspaper The North...
- 1762 in France
Full date missing. See also. References. 1762 in France....
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Category:1762 - Wikipedia. Topics specifically related to...
- Battle of Makwanpur
Casualties and losses. 60 killed. 400 killed. Battle of...
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The Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed on November 3, 1762, was a secret agreement of 1762 in which the Kingdom of France ceded Louisiana to Spain. The treaty followed the last battle in the French and Indian War in North America, the Battle of Signal Hill in September 1762, which confirmed British control of Canada.
August 12 – King George IV of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales (d. 1830) November 1 – Spencer Perceval, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812)
