1746 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1746 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig

Events

* 8 January - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
* 17 January - Government forces suffer a defeat to Jacobite forces at the Battle of Falkirk. [cite web|url=http://www.britishbattles.com/battle_of_falkirk.htm|title=The Battle of Falkirk 1746, BritishBattles.com|accessdate=2007-07-27]
* 10 February - William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath forms the Short-lived Ministry following the resignation of Henry Pelham. It lasts a mere two days.
* 16 April - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Rising.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006] Culloden is the last pitched battle fought on British soil. George Frideric Handel composes the oratorio "Judas Maccabaeus" to commemorate the Duke of Cumberland's victory.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=311]
* June - Samuel Johnson is contracted to write his "A Dictionary of the English Language".
* 6 May - William Pitt the Elder appointed Paymaster of the Forces and Henry Fox appointed Secretary at War.
* 27 June - Charles Edward Stuart, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and The Young Pretender, escapes to Isle of Skye with the aid of Flora MacDonald.
* 1 August - Wearing of the kilt is banned in Scotland by the Dress Act.
* 18 August - Two of the four rebellious Scottish lords, Earl of Kilmarnock and Lord Balmeniro beheaded in the Tower (Lord Lovat executed 1747).
* 20 September - Charles Edward Stuart escapes to France with the aid of Flora MacDonald.
* 21 September - In India, Madras is captured by the French led by Joseph François Dupleix.

Births

* 28 September - William Jones, philologist (died 1794)

Deaths

* 4 February - Robert Blair, poet (born 1699)
* 14 June - Colin Maclaurin, mathematician (born 1698)
* 2 July - Thomas Baker, antiquarian (born 1656)
* 2 October - Josiah Burchett, Secretary of the Admiralty (born c.1666)
* 6 December - Lady Grizel Baillie, poet (born 1665)
* 8 December - Charles Radclyffe, politician (born 1693)

References

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