Chronology - 1725 to 1749 Earlier Later
1740 |
APRIL |
8 | British 70-gun ships Kent, Lennox and Orford capture the Spanish ship Princesa, 70 off Cape Finisterre |
| 1742 |
JUNE |
20 | British ship Centurion, 60, captures the Manila galleon Nuestra Seņora de Covadonga |
| 1744 |
FEBRUARY |
11 | Toulon (Battle of) |
MARCH |
15 | France declares war on Britain and Austria |
| 1746 |
JULY |
25 | Negapatam (Battle of) |
OCTOBER |
11 | British ship Nottingham, 60 (Philip Saumarez), captures the French ship Mars, 64 |
28 | Earthquake and tsunami destroy Callao |
| 1747 |
MAY |
3 | Cape Finisterre (Battle of) |
| 1748 |
OCTOBER |
1 | Havana (Battle of) |
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