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February 8 French/Spanish fleet leaves Toulon February 9 Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews) February 22 Battle at Toulon: English-French and Spanish fleet March 15 French King Louis XV declares war on England May 17 French army takes Austrian Netherlands May 31 French troops conquer Kortrijk June 6 France and Prussia sign peace treaty November 23 English premier John Carteret resigns November 25 Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews of Prague December 31 James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) |
Abigail Adams 1744 - 1818 Elbridge Gerry 1744 - 1814 Josiah Quincy 1744 - 1775 J. G. Stedman 1744 - 1797 Alexander Pope 1688 - 1744 |
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