564. CHRON 
1719 Battle of Franca Villa, June 9. Vigo taken by lord 
Cobham, Oftober 10. The Miftiftippi fcheme at 
its height in France, in November and December. 
John Law, comptroller-general of the finances. Dr. 
John Freind. 
1720 The South-Sea fcheme begins April 75. was at its 
height about the end of June; and was quite funk 
about September 29. The'plague breaks out at 
Marfeilles. Bernard de Montfaucon. 
1721 Sir Robert Walpole, earl of Orford, Britilh minifter. 
Dr. Samuel Clarke. 
1722 Dr. Jonathan Swift flourifhed. 
1723 The bilhop of Rochefter found guilty of treafon- 
able correspondence; deprived June 1, and banilhed 
June 22. Dr. Edmund Halley. 
*724 Philip V. refigns his kingdom to his fon Louis, 
January 15, who reigns about one year and two 
months. J. Albertus Fabricius. 
J72 5 The firft treaty of Vienna, between the emperor and 
Spain, figned April 30. The treaty of Hanover, 
between Great Britain, France, and Pruffia, figned 
September 3. Cardinal Fleury, French miniller. 
Dr. John Arbuthnot. 
*726 Herman Boerhaave, phyfician, &c. flouriftied. 
1727 The fiege of Gibraltar by the Spaniards, began May 
20, and continued till April, 1728. King George I. 
died June 11, aged 68. Dr. Edward Chandler, bi- 
ftiop of Durham. 
172S The congrels of Soifions, began May 14. Cardi¬ 
nal Polignac flouriftied. 
1729 The treaty of-Seville, October 29. 
1730 Dr. Benjamin Hoadley, bilhop of Winchefter, lived 
at this time. f 
1731 The fecund treaty of Vienna, between the emperor, 
Great Britain, and the Dutch, figned March 16. 
Count Zinzendorff, chancellor of Aultria. Alex¬ 
ander Pope, the great poet, wrote. 
1732 The pragmatic fanftion confirmed by the diet of 
the empire, January 11. Count Ofterrnan, vice- 
chancellor of Ruflia. Charles Rollin.' 
E733 Auguftus I. king of Poland, died February x. The 
Polifti war begins in Oftober, and fpreads into Ger¬ 
many and Italy. Charles lord Talbot, lord-chan¬ 
cellor. Abbe du Bos. 
3734 The battle of Parma, June 18. Philiplburg furren- 
ders July 8. The battle of Guaftalla, on Sunday, 
September8. William Pulteney, earl of Bath. Ber¬ 
nard de Fontenelle. 
2735 Don Carlos, king of Naples and Sicily. John earl of 
Granville. Dr. Thomas Sherlock, bilhop of London. 
1736 The preliminaries of peace between the emperor 
and king of France, April 30. Dr. George Berke¬ 
ley-, bilhop of Cloyne. 
1737 Philip earl of Hardwicke, lord chancellor ; and Co¬ 
lin Maclaurin, mathematician ; lived at this time. 
2738 The peace of Vienna, figned November 7, by which 
the celfion of Lorraine was made to France, the 
duchy of Tufcany to the family of Lorraine, and 
Naples, &c. confirmed to don Carlos. James Thom- 
fon, poet, author of the Seafons. 
*739 Letters of marque ilfued out in Britain againft Spain, 
July 21, and war declared Oftober 23. Dr. Joleph 
Butler, biftiop of Durham. 
2740 The emperor Charles VI. dies Oftober 9, which be¬ 
gins the war in Germany ; it continues eight years. 
Henry Fielding, novelift and play-writer. 
1741 The battle of Molwitz, on Monday, March 30. 
Charles de Secondat, baron Montefquieu; died 
1755, aged fixty-leven. 
S742 The battle of Czaflow, May 6. Dr. Stephen Hales. 
1743 The battle of Campo Santo, January 17. The battle 
of Dettingen, June 16. George Frederic Handel. 
1744 The lea-fight off Toulon, February 10. War de¬ 
clared againft France, March 31. Dr. James Bradley. 
B745 The battle of Fontenoy, April 30. The battle of 
x 
O L O G Y. [After Christ. 
Friedberg, May 24. Cape Breton taken, June 17. 
The rebellion begins in July. The aftion of Prefton 
Pans, September 21. Count Saxe, marflinl of France. 
Dr. Conyers Middleton. 
1746 The aftion near Falkirk, January 17. The battle 
of Culloden, April 16, gained by William Auguftus 
duke of Cumberland. William Hogarth. 
1747 Prince of Orange made ftadtholder, May 2. The 
French fleet defeated by admiral Anl'on, Sec. May 3. 
The battle of Laffeldt, June 21. Bergen-op-Zoom 
taken, September 5. French Fleet defeated by ad¬ 
miral Hawke, Oftober 14. George lord Anfon; 
died 1762, aged fixty-two. Jacques Caflini. 
1748 The preliminaries are figned April 30. The peace 
of Aix-la-Chapelle, Oftober 7. Sir John Barnard 5 
died 1764, aged eighty, 
1749 Philip earl of Chefterfield; died 1773, aged 79. 
1750 The intereft on the public funds reduced to 3 per 
cent. February 28. Allen earl Bathurft. 
1751 Frederic prince of Wales dies March 20, aged 44. 
Marlhal James Keith. Thomas Simpfon. 
1752 The new ftile introduced into Great Britain, the 3d 
of September being accounted the 14th. Don Phi¬ 
lip duke of Parma. 
1753 Henry count Bruhl, and Dr. Edward Young, lived. 
1754 The French attackan Englilh fort on Monongahela 
and Logftown on the Ohio, April 17. Mr. Walh- 
ington intercepts a fmall body of French, June 1. 
Fort Necefiity furrendered to the French, July 3. 
John duke of Bedford. Dr. John Leland. 
1755 Alcide and Lys taken, June 10. Bradock defeated 
near fort Du Quefne, July 9. The French defeated 
near lake George, September 8. Subfidy treaty of 
Peterlburg, September 30. Lilbon ruined by an 
earthquake, Nov. 1. Admiral Edward Bofcawen. 
1756 Geriah lurrenders to admiral Watfon, February 13. 
War declared againft France, May 17. Sea-aftion 
off Minorca, May 20. Calcutta taken, June 20. 
Minorca furrenders, June 29. Ofwego taken, Au- 
guft 14. Battle of Lowofchitz, Oftober 1 o William 
Pitt, earl of Chatham. 
1757 Calcutta retaken, January 2. Chandenagore taken, 
March 23. Battle of Prague, May 6. Battle of 
Kollin, June 18. Battle of Plaifly, June 23. Battle 
of Haftenbeck, July 26. Battle of Jagerfdorf, Au- 
guft 30. Convention of Clofter Seven, September 8. 
Ifle of Aix taken, Sept. 23. Battle of Rofbach, 
November 5. Battle of Breflau, Nov. 22. Battle 
of Liffa, December 5. Hoftilities renewed, and Har- 
burgh taken, December 29. Marlhal Daun. Dr. 
Thomas Seeker, archbifliop of Canterbury. 
1758 Sea-fight off Madras, April 29. Senegal taken, 
May 1. Fart St. David’s taken, June 2. Battle of 
Crevelt, June 23. Siege of Olmutz raifed, July 1. 
Battle of Ticonderoga, July 8. Louilburgh taken, 
July 26. A fecond lea-fight off Madras, Auguft 3. 
Cherburgh taken, Auguft 8. Battle of Zorndorf, 
Auguft 25. Aftion near St. Cas, Sept. 11. Battle 
of Hochkirken, Oct. 14. Goree taken, Dec. 29. 
General James Wolfe. P. Francis Courayer. 
1759 Battle of Bergen, April 13. Guadaloupe lurrenders, 
May 1. Battle of Zulicau, July . 3. Battle of Min- 
den, Auguft 1. Battle of Cuanerfdorf, Auguft 12. 
Sea-fight off Lagos, Auguft -8. Third lea-fight, 
near Fondicherry, September so. Battle of Quebec, 
September 13. M. Conflans defeated by fir Edward 
Hawke, Nov. 20. Pruflians furprifed at Maxen, 
November 21. Henry Fox, lord Holland. Dr. Za¬ 
chary Pearce, billiop of Rochefter. 
1760 Battle of Wondivaflu January 22. Thurot defeated 
by captain Elliot, February 29. Battle near Quebec, 
April 28. Battle of Warbourg, July 31. Battle of 
Plhffendorf, Aug. 15. Montreal lurrenders, Sept. 8. 
King George II, dies, Oft, 25, aged leventy-ieven. 
Fr. Ar. de Voltaire. 
1761 Pondicherry 
