1746
Battle of Culloden
On a bleak moor outside Inverness, in forty minutes, Cumberland's regulars shattered the exhausted Highland army of Charles Edward Stuart.
French Capture Madras
In the Carnatic, the French governor Dupleix sent a force that took Madras from the British East India Company.
Princeton University Chartered
Presbyterians sympathetic to the Great Awakening received a charter for the College of New Jersey, later moved to Princeton.
Ferdinand VI of Spain Ascends
Philip V, the Bourbon grandson of Louis XIV, died in Madrid after forty-six years of neurotic, sometimes comatose rule.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1746?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1746. The most significant is Battle of Culloden: On a bleak moor outside Inverness, in forty minutes, Cumberland's regulars shattered the exhausted Highland army of Charles Edward Stuart.
What era was 1746 part of?
1746 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1746?
The events from 1746 span Europe, South Asia and North America.