Robert Calder, Scottish-English admiral (d. 1818)
Admiral Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, (2 July 1745 – 31 August 1818) was a British naval officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
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Sunanate of Surakarta
The city of Surakarta, Central Java is founded on the banks of Bengawan Solo River, and becomes the capital of the Sunanate of Surakarta Hadiningrat. - 11May
Battle of Fontenoy
War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army. - 19Aug
Jacobite rising of 1745
Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan: The start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as "the 45". - 19Aug
Battle of Kars (1745)
Ottoman-Persian War: In the Battle of Kars, the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by Nader Shah. - 8Nov
Battle of Culloden
Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of ~5000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden.