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1730s
February 1, 1733 - War of the Polish Succession: Augustus II dies creating the succession crisis that leads to war
November 18, 1738 - War of the Polish Succession: The Treaty of Vienna settles the succession crisis
1740s
December 16, 1740 - War of the Austrian Succession: Frederick the Great of Prussia invades Silesia opening the conflict
April 10, 1741 - War of the Austrian Succession: Prussian forces win the Battle of Mollwitz
June 27, 1743 - War of the Austrian Succession: The Pragmatic Army under King George II wins the Battle of Dettingen
May 11, 1745 - War of the Austrian Succession: French troops win the Battle of Fontenoy
June 28, 1754 - War of the Austrian Succession: Colonial forces complete the Siege of Louisbourg
September 21, 1745 - Jacobite Uprising: Prince Charles' forces win the Battle of Prestonpans
April 16, 1746 - Jacobite Uprising: Jacobite forces are defeated by the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden
October 18, 1748 - War of the Austrian Succession: The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the conflict
1750s
July 4, 1754 - French & Indian War: Lt. Colonel George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to the French
July 9, 1755 - French & Indian War: Major General Edward Braddock is routed at the Battle of the Monongahela
September 8, 1755 - French & Indian War: British and colonial forces defeat the French at the Battle of Lake George
June 23, 1757 - Seven Years' War: Colonel Robert Clive wins the Battle of Plassey in India
November 5, 1757 - Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great wins the Battle of Rossbach
December 5, 1757 - Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great triumphs at the Battle of Leuthen
June 8-July 26, 1758 - French & Indian War: British forces conduct the successful Siege of Louisbourg
June 20, 1758 - Seven Years' War: Austria troops defeat the Prussians at the Battle of Domstadtl
July 8, 1758 - French & Indian War: British forces are beaten at the Battle of Carillon
August 1, 1759 - Seven Years' War: Allied forces defeat the French at the Battle of Minden
September 13, 1759 - French & Indian War: Major General James Wolfe wins the Battle of Quebec but is killed in the fighting
November 20, 1759 - Seven Years' War: Admiral Sir Edward Hawke wins the Battle of Quiberon Bay
1760s
February 10, 1763 - Seven Years' War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war in a victory for Britain and its allies
August 5-6, 1763 - Pontiac's Rebellion: The British win the Battle of Bushy Run
September 25, 1768 - Russo-Turkish War: The Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia following a border incident at Balta
1770s
March 5, 1770 - Prelude to the American Revolution: British troops fire into a crowd at the Boston Massacre
July 21, 1774 - Russo-Turkish War: The Treaty of Kuçuk Kainarji ends the war in a Russian victory
April 19, 1775 - American Revolution: The war begins with the Battles of Lexington & Concord
April 19, 1775-March 17, 1776 - American Revolutin: American troops conduct the Siege of Boston
May 10, 1775 - American Revolution: American forces capture Fort Ticonderoga
June 11-12, 1775 - American Revolution: American naval forces win the Battle of Machias
June 17, 1775 - American Revolution: The British win a bloody victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill
December 30/31, 1775 - American Revolution: American forces are turned back at the Battle of Quebec
February 27, 1776 - American Revolution: Patriot forces win the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolian
March 3-4, 1776 - American Revolution: American forces win the Battle of Nassau in the Bahama
June 28, 1776 - American Revolution: The British at defeated near Charleston, SC at the Battle of Sullivan's Island
August 27, 1776 - American Revolution: Gen. George Washington is defeated at the Battle of Long Island
September 16, 1776 - American Revolution: American troops win the Battle of Harlem Heights
October 11, 1776 - American Revolution: Naval forces on Lake Champlain fight the Battle of Valcour Island
October 28, 1776 - American Revolution: The British force the Americans to retreat at the Battle of White Plains
November 16, 1776 - American Revolution: British troops win the Battle of Fort Washington
December 26, 1776 - American Revolution: American troops win a daring victory at the Battle of Trenton
January 2, 1777 - American Revolution: American troops hold at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, NJ
January 3, 1777 - American Revolution: American forces win the Battle of Princeton
July 7, 1777 - American Revolution: Colonel Seth Warner fights a determined rearguard action at the Battle of Hubbardton
August 6, 1777 - American Revolution: American forces are beaten at the Battle of Oriskany
October 4, 1777 - American Revolution: British forces win the Battle of Germantown
September 19 & October 7, 1777 - American Revolution: Continental forces win the Battle of Saratoga
Decebmer 19, 1777-June 19, 1778 - American Revolution: The Continental Army winters at Valley Forge
June 28, 1778 - American Revolution: American troops engage the British at the Battle of Monmouth
August 29, 1778 - American Revolution: The Battle of Rhode Island is fought north of Newport
July 16, 1779 - American Revolution: Brigadier General Anthony Wayne wins the Battle of Stony Point
September 16-October 18, 1779 - American Revolution: French & American troops conduct the failed Siege of Savannah
September 23, 1779 - American Revolution: John Paul Jones captures HMS Serapis
1780s
March 29-May 12 - American Revolution: British forces win the Siege of Charleston
May 29, 1780 - American Revolution: American forces are defeated at the Battle of Waxhaws
October 7, 1780 - American Revolution: American militia wins the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina
January 17, 1781 - American Revolution: Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan wins the Battle of Cowpens
March 15, 1781 - American Revolution: American troops bleed the British at the Battle of Guilford Court House
April 25, 1781 - American Revolution: British troops win the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill in South Carolina
September 5, 1781 - American Revolution: French naval forces win the Battle of the Chesapeake
September 8, 1781 - American Revolution: British and American forces clash at the Battle of Eutaw Springs
October 19, 1781 - American Revolution: General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrenders to Gen. George Washington ending the Siege of Yorktown
April 9-12, 1782 - The British win the Battle of the Saintes
September 3, 1783 - American Revolution: American independence is granted and the war concluded by the Treaty of Paris
April 28, 1789 - Royal Navy: Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian deposes Lieutenant William Bligh during the Mutiny on the Bounty
1790s
July 9-10, 1790 - Russo-Swedish War: Swedish naval forces triumph in the Battle of Svensksund
November 4, 1791 - Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy routs an American force at the Battle of the Wabash
April 20, 1792 - Wars of the French Revolution: The French Assembly votes to declare war on Austria beginning a series of conflicts in Europe
September 20, 1792 - Wars of the French Revolution: French forces win a victory over Prussia at the Battle of Valmy
June 1, 1794 - Wars of the French Revolution: Admiral Lord Howe defeats the French fleet at the Glorious First of June
August 20, 1794 - Northwest Indian War: General Anthony Wayne defeats the Western Confederacy at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
July 7, 1798 - Quasi-War: The US Congress rescinds all treaties with France beginning an undeclared naval war
August 1/2, 1798 - Wars of the French Revolution: Rear Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson destroys a French fleet at the Battle of the Nile
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