1747
| 1747 • A combined French and Indian force, commanded by Captain Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers, attacks and defeats British troops at Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia. |
1790
Age: 43y
| 1790 • 11 minor states of the Austrian Netherlands which took part in the Brabant Revolution at the end of 1789 sign a Treaty of Union creating the United States of Belgium. Prime Minister of Great Britain William Pitt refuses to recognize the new confederation's independence. |
1825
Mar 1
Age: 78y
| 1825 • General Hendrik Merkus de Kock lifts the siege of Jogjakarta, the first major action of the Java War. |