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1761. Ahmad Shah Durrani and Najib Khan Yousafzai with their coalition defeat the Maratha Confederacy in the battle of Panipat, in a fight with the largest number of fatalities (100,000 or more) in a single day reported in a classic formation battle between two armies.
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Mary Deering. Signature. Edward Preble (August 15, 1761 – August 25, 1807) was a United States naval officer who served with great distinction during the 1st Barbary War, leading American attacks on the city of Tripoli and forming the officer corps that would later lead the U.S. Navy in the War of 1812 .
May 21, 2020 · In 1761 the British began to reinforce writs of assistance, laws that granted customs officials the authority to conduct random searches of property to seek out goods on which required duties had not been paid, not only in public establishments but in private homes.
January 14 – Third Battle of Panipat was fought between Marathas and Afghans. January 16 – British capture Pondicherry, India from the French. February 8 – Earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar. March 8 – Second earthquake in North London, Hampstead and Highgate.
25 March–5 May – a general election is held. The Whig party retains its majority. 15–16 July – Seven Years' War: a combined Prussian - Hanoverian -British force led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats a large French army at the Battle of Villinghausen. 17 July – James Brindley completes the Bridgewater Canal from Worsley to Manchester. [ 4]
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The year 1761 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.
