1746 in Great Britain
Great Britain-related events during the year of 1746
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Events from the year 1746 in Great Britain.
Incumbents
- Monarch – George II
- Prime Minister – Henry Pelham (Whig)[1]
Events
- 8 January – Jacobite rising: Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie" or "The Young Pretender") occupies Stirling.
- 17 January – Government forces suffer a defeat to Jacobite forces at the Battle of Falkirk.[2]
- 10 February – William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath forms the Short-lived Ministry following the resignation of Henry Pelham. It lasts a mere two days.
- 21 February – Jacobite rising: Siege of Inverness ends with government forces surrendering Fort George to the Jacobite army.[3]
- 16 April – Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite rising.[4] Culloden is the last pitched battle fought on British soil. George Frideric Handel composes the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus to commemorate the Duke of Cumberland's victory.[5]
- 3 May – "Battle of Loch nan Uamh": Royal Navy sloops attack French privateers which have landed money (and brandy) intended to aid the Jacobite cause in the Sound of Arisaig.[6]
- 6 May – William Pitt the Elder appointed Paymaster of the Forces and Henry Fox appointed Secretary at War.[5]
- 18 June – Samuel Johnson is contracted to write his A Dictionary of the English Language.
- 27 June – Charles Edward Stuart escapes to the Isle of Skye with the aid of Flora MacDonald.[4]
- 30 July – Francis Towneley, with fellow members of the Jacobite Manchester Regiment convicted of treason, is hanged, drawn and quartered at Kennington Common in London; the heads of two of them become the last to be publicly displayed on Temple Bar, London.
- 1 August – wearing of the kilt is banned in Scotland by the Dress Act.
- 18 August – two of the four rebellious Scottish lords, the Earl of Kilmarnock and Lord Balmerinoch, are beheaded in the Tower (Lord Lovat executed 1747).
- 20 September – Charles Edward Stuart escapes to France with the aid of Flora MacDonald.[5]
- 21 September – in India, Madras is captured by the French led by Joseph François Dupleix.[5]
Undated
- William Cookworthy discovers kaolin in Cornwall.[7]
- An act to enforce the execution of an act of this session of parliament, for granting to his Majesty several rates and duties upon houses, windows, or lights includes a general provision confirming that all statutes naming England apply equally to Wales and Berwick-upon-Tweed.[8]
Births
- 3 June – James Hook, composer (died 1827)
- 28 September – William Jones, philologist (died 1794)
- 22 October – James Northcote, painter (died 1831)
- Isaac Swainson, botanist (died 1812)
Deaths
- 4 February – Robert Blair, poet (born 1699)
- 14 June – Colin Maclaurin, mathematician (born 1698)
- 2 July – Thomas Baker, antiquarian (born 1656)
- 2 October – Josiah Burchett, Secretary of the Admiralty (born c. 1666)
- 6 December – Lady Grizel Baillie, poet (born 1665)
- 8 December – Charles Radclyffe, politician (born 1693)
See also
References
- ^ "History of Henry Pelham - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "The Battle of Falkirk 1746, BritishBattles.com". Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
- ^ Duffy, Christopher (2007). The '45: Bonnie Prince Charlie and Untold Story of the Jacobite Rising. London: Phoenix Books. ISBN 9780753822623.
- ^ a b Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 311. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Love, Dane (2007). "Battle of Loch nan Uamh". Jacobite Stories. Neil Wilson Publishing. ISBN 9781903238868.
- ^ Penderill-Church, John (1972). William Cookworthy 1705–1780: a study of the pioneer of true porcelain manufacture in England. Truro: Bradford Barton.
- ^ Britain, Great (1746). "20 Geo. II, c. 42". Statutes at Large. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
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