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Historical Event(s)
– The city of Surakarta, Central Java is founded on the banks of Bengawan Solo River, and becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Surakarta.
– War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy – French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army.
– Sir William Pepperell captures the French Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia during the War of the Austrian Succession.
– War of the Austrian Succession: French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
– 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)
– Caleb Strong, 6th and 10th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1819)
– Bodawpaya, King of Burma (d. 1819)
– Philippe Pinel, French physician (d. 1826)
– Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)
– Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician (d. 1824)
– Petr Alekseevich Pahlen, Russian general (d. 1826)
– John Jay, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1829)
– Benjamin Rush, doctor and Founding Father of the United States (d. 1813)