Born in 1741:
Died in 1741:
Events of 1741:
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Prussian king Frederick II's little jaunt in Silesia
triggers the War of the Austrian Succession:
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Meanwhile, Spain and Great Britain continue the War of Jenkins'
Ear:
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(March 4-April 16) British regulars and Colonial troops arrive at Cartagena
in what is now Colombia.
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General Wentworth bungles the campaign badly. Hundreds of colonials
die from Spanish cannon, but yellow fever and starvation kill one-third
of the troops.
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George Washington's brother Lawrence serves under
Admiral Edward Vernon during this debacle. When he comes
home, he names the family estate Mount Vernon.
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Admiral Vernon dilutes the rum his sailors are drinking with water.
The sailors apply Vernon's popular nickname, "Grog", to the concoction.
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Members of the Moravian Church found Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania.
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Ahmed bin Said al Busaidi, an Omani merchant, leads a revolt to push
the Persians out of Oman.
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The Scriblerus Club publishes its collaborative work The Memoirs
of Martinus Scriblerus.
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Ludvig Holberg's novel Niels Klim's Subterranean Journey is published (in Latin).
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King Marthanda Varma of Thiruvithanmkur (Travancore) halts Dutch
expansion in India at the Battle of Kolachel.
- Danish captain Vitus Bering, employed by Russian Empress Elizaveta Pertovna, discovers Alaska.
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Several fires break out in New Amsterdam. Fearing a slave revolt, the
Dutch government rounds up some people (mostly black slaves), hangs some,
and burns others at the stake.
1740 - 1741 - 1742
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