1760 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1760 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom (to 25 October), George III of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Whig
[edit] Events
- 22 January - Seven Years' War: At the Battle of Wandiwash in India, British general Sir Eyre Coote is victorious over the French Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau.[1]
- 31 July - Seven Years' War: At the Battle of Warburg, the British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick storms Warburg, with a heroic role being played by the British commander Lord Granby.[2]
- 8 September - Seven Year's War: Jeffrey Amherst captures Montreal.[3]
- 25 October - George III ascends to the throne following the death of his grandfather George II.[1]
[edit] Publications
- Geologist John Michell 's essay "Conjectures concerning the Cause and Observations upon the Phaenomena of Earthquakes".[4]
- Fragments of Ancient Poetry collected in the Highlands of Scotland by James Macpherson.[1]
- The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne.[1]
[edit] Births
- 27 October - Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet, Royal Navy Admiral (died 1828)
- probable - Lemuel Francis Abbott, portrait painter (died 1802)
[edit] Deaths
- 5 May - Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, murderer (hanged) (born 1720)
- 25 October - King George II of Great Britain (born 1683, Hanover)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 320. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ BritishBattles.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 222. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ Philosophical Transactions, li. 1760
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