Dissatisfaction of the King with his Ministers

His complaints to Lord Waldegrave

The Duke of Newcastle -

Pitt and Lord Temple dismissed -

Inquiry on the loss of Minorca

Public Ferment -

"It rains gold boxes"

Various attempts to form a Government

Chesterfield called upon as Mediator

Pitt and Newcastle combine

Thus also Fox and Waldegrave

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Defeat of the Prussians at Kolin -

Fortitude of King Frederick

Defeat of the Duke of Cumberland at Hastenbeck

Convention of Closter-Seven

The Duke returns to England

Resigns all his employments

Battle of Rosbach

Frederick marches against the Prince de Soubise

French rhymes written by Frederick

German enthusiasm which he rouses

He gains another victory at Leuthen
Close of his campaign

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1758. Subsidy to him voted in the House of Commons

Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
The Habeas Corpus Bill

Campaign of Prince Ferdinand

Battle of Crefeld

Siege of Olmütz by the King of Prussia -

His victory over the Russians at Zorndorf

Battle of Hochkirchen

Death of Field-Marshal Keith

Meeting of Parliament

Supplies and Subsidy voted

1759. Projects of the French for the invasion of England

The town of Havre bombarded

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The Toulon fleet pursued and defeated

Reduction of Guadaloupe

State of Canada at this period

The Marquis de Montcalm

General Wolfe

Appointments for the intended expedition

Parting scene between Pitt and Wolfe

Action at Niagara

Ticonderoga taken

Wolfe enters the river St. Lawrence

And lands in the Isle of Orleans

City of Quebec

Prudent dispositions of the Marquis de Montcalm

Wolfe attacks the French lines

His repulse

He falls sick

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A. D.

1759. His desponding views at this period

Design to land beneath the Heights of Abraham

"Wolfe's Cove"

Queen Barbara

Accession of the King of Naples to the Spanish throne

His character

Glories of this year to England

Honours paid to Pitt

His ascendency in the House of Commons
Earl Temple claims the Garter

And is supported by Pitt

Temporary dissension among the Ministers
Present state of the Garter considered

1760. Thurot's expedition to the coast of Ireland

Siege of Carrickfergus

Campaign in Canada

Action at Sillery

Three British armies meet before Montreal

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The new reign

Character of George the Third

Lord Bute sworn of the Privy Council

Rivalries and cabals at Court

The new Prayer of the Liturgy

The Rangership of Richmond Park

Funeral of His late Majesty

Opening of Parliament

The King's popularity

Whigs and Tories of that period -

Designs of the Duke of Newcastle

Of Lord Bute

And of Dubb Dodington

1761. Close of the Session

Retirement of Speaker Onslow

Changes in the administration

New Elections

The King's marriage announced.

Character of Queen Charlotte

She arrives in England

The Coronation

Campaign in Silesia

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Schweidnitz taken by the Austrians

And Colberg by the Russians

Frederick on the brink of ruin

The two Princes of Brunswick

The battle-field of Herman and Varus

Victory of the Allies at Kirch-Denkern

The Duke de Choiseul

15: Projected Congress at Augsburg

Wssion of M. De Bussy to London

Uni of Mr Hans Stanley to Paris

Negeratzens for peace

The Bush edice Belleisle

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232

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Cats of Span against England

The Sun Compact signed -

if he recaton with France

As a metace ver against Spain

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