January 26 Stanislaw Lesczynski flees Polish throne January 27 Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland February 5 Methodists John and Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia February 12 Maria Theresa Habsburg marries French Stefanus (emperor Francois I) February 19 Georg F Handel's "Alexander's Feast," premieres May 26 Battle of Ackia (La), British and Chickasaw Indians defeat French
