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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.
– 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.
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)
– Kazimierz Pułaski, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1779)
– John Gunby, American soldier (d. 1807)
– Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)
– Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (d. 1818)
– Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)
– Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
– Chevalier de Saint-Georges – “Black Mozart”, African–French Swordsman, Soldier of Fortune, and Composer (d. 1799)