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Events. 21 February – premiere in London of George Frideric Handel 's oratorio, Samson. 2 March – War of Jenkins' Ear: Battle of La Guaira – A British expeditionary fleet under Sir Charles Knowles is defeated by the Spanish off the South American coast.
Historical events from year 1743. Learn about 15 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1743 or search by date or keyword.
August 18 (August 7 Old Style) – Russia and Sweden sign the Treaty of Åbo. August 24 – The War of the Hats: The Swedish army surrendered to the Russians in Helsinki, ending the war and starting Lesser Wrath. [17] August 27 – Henry Pelham becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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Jul 31, 2019 · 27 June 1743 George II becomes the last British monarch to lead his army into battle The Battle of Dettingen, at which the British allies defeated the French, was just one engagement in the...
The state of Britain in 1714. When Georg Ludwig, elector of Hanover, became king of Great Britain on August 1, 1714, the country was in some respects bitterly divided. Fundamentally, however, it was prosperous, cohesive, and already a leading European and imperial power. Abroad, Britain’s involvement in the War of the Spanish Succession had ...
The last time that a British monarch would command troops in the field. 13th September » Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms (1743) called Treaty of Worms. Famous Birthdays in 1743. 25th January » Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher (d. 1819)
Event. 1750. Horace Walpole begins to create his own Strawberry Hill, a neo-Gothic fantasy, on the banks of the Thames west of London. Go to Walpole, Horace, 4th earl of Orford (1717–97) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 18th century. Britain 1500-1750.
