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Historical Event(s)
– War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy – French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army.
– British troops take Cape Breton Island, which is now part of Nova Scotia, Canada.
– War of the Austrian Succession: French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
– The first recorded women’s cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
– Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan – the start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as “the 45”.
– Battle of Prestonpans: A Hanoverian army under the command of Sir John Cope is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
– Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of ~5000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden.
– Charles Edward Stewart’s army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the second Jacobite Rising.
– Charles Edward Stuart’s army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
Who Were Born On ?
– Anthony Wayne, American general and statesman (d. 1796)
– Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1799)
– Isaac Titsingh, Dutch diplomat (d. 1812)
– John Gunby, American soldier (d. 1807)
– Bodawpaya, King of Burma (d. 1819)
– Philippe Pinel, French physician (d. 1826)
– Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)
– Robert Calder, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1818)
– Benjamin Rush, doctor and Founding Father of the United States (d. 1813)
– Chevalier de Saint-Georges – “Black Mozart”, African–French Swordsman, Soldier of Fortune, and Composer (d. 1799)