Conquest of the Austrian Netherlands by the French.
Madras, India, surrenders to the French.
Genoa surrenders to the Austrians; they are expelled by a popular rising.
1747. Naval victory of the English, off Cape Finisterre, under Anson and Warren, over the French. They suffer another defeat at the hand of Admiral Hawke at Belle-Isle. Battle of Rocourt; Marshal Saxe defeats the allies under the Duke of Cumberland, at Lawfeld. Russia supports the cause of Maria Theresa.
"Franklin Experiments with Electricity." See [xiii], [130].
1748. Marshal Saxe captures Maestricht; Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ending the War of the Austrian Succession.
Excavations begin at Pompeii.
Pompadour's ascendency over the French King.
Pondicherry successfully defended by Dupleix against the English under Boscawen and Lawrence.