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1743 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1743rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 743rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 43rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1743, the ...
Gin Act 1743 attempts to increase taxation on gin provoking riots in London. Dr Christopher Packe produces the first geological map of south-east England. [8] Last wolf said to be killed in Scotland. [9] William Hogarth begins painting his Marriage à-la-mode series. [3]
Acadia in 1743, the year before King George's War had begun. Major battles of the war are marked on the map. Major battles of the war are marked on the map. News of war declarations reached the French fortress at Louisbourg first, on May 3, 1744, and the forces there wasted little time in beginning hostilities.
1743 in: Great Britain • Wales • Elsewhere: Events from the year 1743 in Scotland. Incumbents Secretary of State for Scotland: The Marquess of Tweeddale ...
22 December 1743 An Act for granting an Aid to His Majesty, by a Land Tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-four. (Repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1867 ( 30 & 31 Vict. c. 59))
Around 1:00 am on 27 June, the Allies left Aschaffenburg in three columns, and marched along the north bank of the Main, heading for Hanau. [14] The French position at Dettingen was extremely strong; De Gramont's infantry held a line anchored on the village, and running to the Spessart Heights, with the cavalry on level ground to their left.
1743. Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova. January 1 – Sir William Parker, 1st Baronet, of Harburn, British admiral (d. 1802) January 18 – Louis Claude de Saint-Martin ...
In 1743, the Spanish on the Panaro had achieved a victory over Traun at Campo Santo on 8 February 1743. [90] However, the next six months were wasted in inaction and Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz , joining Traun with reinforcements from Austria, drove back the Spanish to Rimini .