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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.
1761 (MDCCLXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1761st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 761st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1760s decade.
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 Third Battle of Panipat[a] took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Confederacy and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) north of Delhi. The Afghans were supported by three key allies in India: Najib ad-Dawlah who persuaded the support ...
The Anglo-Cherokee War (1758–1761; in the Cherokee language: the "war with those in the red coats" or "War with the English"), was also known from the Anglo-European perspective as the Cherokee War, the Cherokee Uprising, or the Cherokee Rebellion.
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This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total. 1761 by continent (7 C) 1761 by country (30 C, 9 P)
