1760 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1760 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom (to 25 October), George III of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Whig

Events

* 22 January - Seven Years' War: At the Battle of Wandiwash in India, British general Sir Eyre Coote is victorious over the French Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=320]
* 31 July - Seven Years' War: At the Battle of Warburg, the British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick storms Warburg, with a heroic role being played by the British commander Lord Granby. [cite web|url=http://www.britishbattles.com/seven-years/warburg.htm|title=BritishBattles.com|accessdate=2007-08-02]
* 8 September - Seven Year's War: Jeffrey Amherst captures Montreal.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 222|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* 25 October - George III ascends to the throne following the death of his grandfather George II.

Publications

* Geologist John Michell 's essay "Conjectures concerning the Cause and Observations upon the Phaenomena of Earthquakes". ["Philosophical Transactions", li. 1760]
* "Fragments of Ancient Poetry collected in the Highlands of Scotland" by James Macpherson.
* "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" by Laurence Sterne.

Births

* 27 October - Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet, Royal Navy Admiral (died 1828)
*"probable" - Lemuel Francis Abbott, portrait painter (died 1802)

Deaths

* 5 May - Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, murderer (hanged) (born 1720)
* 25 October - King George II of Great Britain (born 1683, Hanover)

References

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