1762 in Great Britain

1762 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1762 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Whig (to 26 May), John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Tory

Events

* 4 January - Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=321–322]
* 10 March - Seven Years' War - Britain captures Grenada from France.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 223-224|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
* May - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne resigns as is succeeded John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute as Prime Minister.
* 22 May - Royal family first takes up residence at Buckingham House.
* 24 June - Seven Years' War: At the Battle of Wilhelmstahl, the Anglo-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats the French forces in Westphalia. The British commander Lord Granby distinguishes himself.
* 10 August - Seven Years' War: In the Battle of Manila, British forces seize Havana from Spain.
* 15 September - French and Indian War: Battle of Signal Hill is fought between France and Britain in North America.
* 5 October - The British take Manila and make it an Open Port.

Undated

* The Equitable Life Assurance Society founded in London.
* John Wilkes founds the radical newspaper "The North Briton".

Births

* 12 August - King George IV of the United Kingdom (died 1830)
* 11 September - Joanna Baillie, writer (died 1851)
* 24 September - William Lisle Bowles, poet and critic (died 1850)
* 21 October - George Colman the Younger, dramatist and miscellaneous writer (died 1836)
* 1 November - Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1812)

* William Dawes, Royal Marine officer (died 1836)

Deaths

* 3 February - Beau Nash, dandy (born 1674)
* 13 July - James Bradley, English Astronomer Royal (born 1693)
* 28 July - George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician (born 1691)
* 21 August - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (born 1689)

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