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France, under the command of Prince Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau, capture the Moravian town of Iglau (now Jihlava). At this point, the Saxons and French declare that their obligations to Prussia have ceased.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360184270#January–March", "title": "1742", "revid": 1360184270, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1742, "year_label": "1742 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 24", "text": "May 24 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Sahay: French forces defeat the Austrians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360184270#April_–June", "title": "1742", "revid": 1360184270, "section": "Events › April –June"}}, {"year": 1742, "year_label": "1742 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 24", "text": "24 May – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Sahay", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353738382#Events", "title": "1742 in France", "revid": 1353738382, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1743, "year_label": "1743 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 16", "text": "16 June (27 June New Style) – War of the Austrian Succession: the Battle of Dettingen is fought in Bavaria; King George II leads the troops of Britain and Brunswick to victory over the French – the last time a reigning British monarch participates in a battle. The Prime Minister, Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, is also present, observing from a carriage. George Frideric Handel writes the oratorio Dettingen Te Deum in celebration of the King's victory.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369569595#January_to_June", "title": "1743 in Great Britain", "revid": 1369569595, "section": "Events › January to June"}}, {"year": 1743, "year_label": "1743 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 27", "text": "June 27 (June 16 O.S.) – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria: British forces, in alliance with those of Hanover and Hesse, defeat a French army under the duc de Noailles; King George II of Great Britain (and Elector of Brunswick) leads his own troops, the last British king to do so.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360887949#April–June", "title": "1743", "revid": 1360887949, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1743, "year_label": "1743 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 27", "text": "27 June (16 June O.S.) – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria – British forces, including the Royal Scots Greys, the Scots Guards and the Royal Scots Fusiliers, in alliance with those of Hanover and Hesse, defeat the French; King George II of Great Britain (and Elector of Brunswick) leads his own troops, the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353738401#Events", "title": "1743 in Scotland", "revid": 1353738401, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "continued involvement in the War of the Austrian Succession", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345751379#Events", "title": "1745 in Russia", "revid": 1345751379, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 7", "text": "January 7 – War of the Austrian Succession: The Austrian Army, under the command of Field Marshal Károly József Batthyány, makes a surprise attack at Amberg and the winter quarters of the Bavarian Army, and scatters the Bavarian defending troops, then captures the Bavarian capital of Munich.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353016128#January–March", "title": "1745", "revid": 1353016128, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 15", "text": "April 15 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Pfaffenhofen – The Austrian Army drives the French Army out of Bavaria, forcing the Electorate of Bavaria to withdraw from the war.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353016128#April–June", "title": "1745", "revid": 1353016128, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 22", "text": "April 22 – Having recently turned 18, Bavaria's ruler Maximilian III Joseph agrees to sign the Treaty of Füssen with Austria, withdrawing Bavaria from further participation in the War of the Austrian Succession, and agreeing to support Austria's candidate for the next Holy Roman Emperor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353016128#April–June", "title": "1745", "revid": 1353016128, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 30", "text": "30 April–11 May – War of the Austrian Succession: British forces defeated at the Battle of Fontenoy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275835334#Events", "title": "1745 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275835334, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 11", "text": "May 11 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy – French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army, including the British 42nd Regiment of Foot, also known as Black Watch.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353016128#April–June", "title": "1745", "revid": 1353016128, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 11", "text": "11 May – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy – French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353738410#Events", "title": "1745 in France", "revid": 1353738410, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 11", "text": "11 May – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy in the Low Countries: Although this is a decisive French victory, the 43rd Highland Regiment of Foot (the 'Black Watch') distinguishes itself in its first battle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368388198#Events", "title": "1745 in Scotland", "revid": 1368388198, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 16", "text": "16 June 1745 - After a six-week siege, the French fort of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island falls to the British colonial forces from New England organized by Governor William Shirley. This intensifies hostilities in what is known as King George's War, an extension of the European War of the Austrian Succession. The English go on to make new conquests from the French in the West Indies.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349953585#Events", "title": "1745 in Canada", "revid": 1349953585, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1745, "year_label": "1745 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 9", "text": "July 9 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Melle: The French are victorious in an engagement against the Pragmatic Allies.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353016128#July–September", "title": "1745", "revid": 1353016128, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1746, "year_label": "1746 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 16", "text": "June 16 – Battle of Piacenza: Austrian forces defeat the French and Spanish (War of the Austrian Succession)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353738413#Events", "title": "1746 in France", "revid": 1353738413, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1746, "year_label": "1746 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 11", "text": "October 11 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Rocoux: The French army defeats the allied Austrian, British, Hanoveran and Dutch army in Rocourt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360271173#October–December", "title": "1746", "revid": 1360271173, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Convention of Saint Petersburg", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332834395#Events", "title": "1747 in Russia", "revid": 1332834395, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "War of the Austrian Succession: Spanish troops invade and occupy the coastal towns of Beaufort and Brunswick in the Royal Colony of North Carolina, during what becomes known as the Spanish Alarm. They are later driven out by the local militia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372981647#Date_unknown", "title": "1747", "revid": 1372981647, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 14", "text": "May 14 – War of the Austrian Succession – First battle of Cape Finisterre: The British Navy defeats a French fleet.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372981647#April–June", "title": "1747", "revid": 1372981647, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 14", "text": "14 May – War of the Austrian Succession: First Battle of Cape Finisterre: British fleet is victorious against the French.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275835347#Events", "title": "1747 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275835347, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 2", "text": "July 2 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Lauffeld: France defeats the combined armies of Hanover, Great Britain and the Netherlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372981647#July–September", "title": "1747", "revid": 1372981647, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 2", "text": "July 2 – War of the Austrian Succession – Battle of Lauffeld: France defeats the armies of Hanover, Great Britain and the Netherlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369630031#Events", "title": "1747 in Austria", "revid": 1369630031, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 13", "text": "September 13 – The Netherlands city of Bergen op Zoom falls to the Army of France after a 70 day siege during the War of the Austrian Succession.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372981647#July–September", "title": "1747", "revid": 1372981647, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 25", "text": "October 25 – War of the Austrian Succession – Second battle of Cape Finisterre: The British Navy again defeats a French fleet.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372981647#October–December", "title": "1747", "revid": 1372981647, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1747, "year_label": "1747 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 25", "text": "October 25 – War of the Austrian Succession – Second battle of Cape Finisterre: The British Navy defeats the French fleet.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369630031#Events", "title": "1747 in Austria", "revid": 1369630031, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1748, "year_label": "1748 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 15", "text": "April 15 – The Siege of the Dutch fortress of Maastricht is started by the French under the command of Maurice de Saxe as part of the War of the Austrian Succession. 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Great Britain obtains Madras, in India, from France, in exchange for the fortress of Louisbourg in Canada.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361284371#October–December", "title": "1748", "revid": 1361284371, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1748, "year_label": "1748 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 18", "text": "18 October – War of the Austrian Succession: The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war. Great Britain obtains Madras, in India, from France, in exchange for the fortress of Louisbourg in Canada.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353738429#Events", "title": "1748 in France", "revid": 1353738429, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1748, "year_label": "1748 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 18", "text": "18 October – the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession, by which Madras in India is restored to British rule in exchange for the fortress of Louisbourg in Canada with France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1282508078#Events", "title": "1748 in Great Britain", "revid": 1282508078, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1748, "year_label": "1748 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 4", "text": "December 4 – Austria and Spain sign a second treaty to settle the War of the Austrian Succession, and Austria agrees to remove its troops from Modena and Genoa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361284371#October–December", "title": "1748", "revid": 1361284371, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1749, "year_label": "1749 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "April 27", "text": "April 27 – The first official performance of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks in London finishes early, due to the outbreak of fire. 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