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	War of The Austrian Succession Encyclopedia Article @ MajorSuccesses.com (Major Successes) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At the close of this first act of the campaign the French, under the old Marshal de Broglie, maintained a precarious foothold in central Bohemia, menaced by the main army of the Austrians, and Khevenhüller was ranging unopposed in Bavaria, while Frederick, in pursuance of his secret obligations, lay inactive in Silesia.
		The Battle of Roucoux (or Raucourt) near Liège, fought on 11 October between the allies under Prince Charles of Lorraine and the French under Saxe, resulted in a victory for the latter.
		On 11 February a most confused battle was fought, in which the van and centre of the British fleet was engaged with the rear and centre of the allies.
	www.majorsuccesses.com /encyclopedia/War_of_the_Austrian_Succession (7851 words)

	First battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In a five-hour battle the British captured seven merchantmen, four ships of the line, and two frigates.
		Another convoy action - the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre - followed that October.
		Battle of Cape Finisterre for other battles of this name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_battle_of_Cape_Finisterre_(1747) (149 words)

	HMS Invincible
		The first Invincible[?] was originally the French 74-gun ship of the line L'Invincible, captured off Cape Finisterre in 1747.
		She saw action at Heligoland, the Battle of the Falkland Islands, and the Battle of Jutland, where she blew up and sank after taking a hit from SMS Lutzow[?], with the loss of 1,026 crew.
		The sixth and current Invincible is a light aircraft carrier, the first of three in the Invincible class.
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	george brydges rodney, 1st baron rodney - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		On May 9 1749 he was appointed governor and commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of Commodore, it being usual at that time to appoint a naval officer, chiefly on account of the fishery interests.
		He was elected M.P. for Saltash in 1751, and married his first wife, Jane Compton (1730-1757), sister of the 7th Earl of Northampton, in 1753.
		Elected M.P. for Penryn in 1761, he was in October of that year appointed commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands station, and within the first three months of 1762 had reduced the important island of Martinique, while both St Lucia and Grenada had surrendered to his squadron.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/george-brydges-rodney,-1st-baron-rodney (1198 words)

	The Project Gutenberg eBook of Types of Naval Officers, by A. T. Mahan
		In these two battles, with which the War of Independence may be said fairly to have begun, by land and by water, in the far North and in the far South, the men of the same stock, whose ancestors there met face to face as foes, have now in peace a common heritage of glory.
		The battle was already lost, and in fact had passed out[Pg 62] of Byng's control, owing to his previous action; nevertheless this further delay, though probably due only to the importance attached by the admiral to regularity of movement, had a discreditable appearance.
		It is with this period that we have first had to do as our point of departure, by which not only to estimate the nature and degree of the subsequent advance, but to illustrate also the part specifically contributed to it by Hawke and Rodney, through their personal and professional characteristics.
	www2.cddc.vt.edu /gutenberg/1/8/3/1/18314/18314-h/18314-h.htm (14223 words)

	1747 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Kandahar taken from Nadir Shah by Ahmad Shah Durrani, and becomes the first capital of the newly-independent Afghanistan
		January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital
		October 25 - War of the Austrian Succession: Second battle of Cape Finisterre.
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	1747 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		May 14 - First battle of Cape Finisterre in the War of the Austrian Succession
		Emperor Momozono ascends to the throne of Japan, succeeding Emperor Sakuramachi
		You can find it there under the keyword 1747 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1747)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1747andaction=history).
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Second battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
		It was a decisive British victory, and put an end to French naval operations for the remainder of the war.
		It was a convoy action similar to the First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 14 May 1747.
		While the warships were engaged, the French merchant vessels, with the protection of Castor 26 and Content 64, which Desherbiers could spare, continued on their way to the West Indies.
	reference.com /browse/wiki/Second_battle_of_Cape_Finisterre_(1747) (239 words)

	Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference
		1747 - A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at first battle of Cape Finisterre.
		1796 - Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination.
		The scene is photographed and the picture of the hooded man shooting in the middle of the street will appear in many magazines around the world.
	www.clintongoveas.com /wikipedia/?title=May_14 (1670 words)

	History of Nova Scotia; Bk. 1, Acadia; Part 4, First Siege of Louisbourg (1745); Ch. 14, The English Garrison at ...
		At the first of the year, when he was wintering over in the West Indies, as we have seen, Warren had a chore convincing his captains that they should undertake a northern cruise.
		The Vigilant was Warren's first prize that he took at Louisbourg; it had aboard 1,454 ounces of silver plate, 125 gallons of brandy, and 2,905 of wine.
		The men at first, it seems, ate well,50 but as dull November took hold it must have been realized that they were short of that which was necessary to get them through the winter, now, just before them.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part4/Ch14.htm (5468 words)

	May 14 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.
		1870 - The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
		It is the last launch of the Saturn V rocket.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/May_14 (1133 words)

	War of the Austrian Succession (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The immediate result of the battle was that the King secured Brieg, and Neipperg fell back to Neisse, where he maintained himself and engaged in a War of manoeuvre during the summer.
		The Austrians could at first offer little resistance, but before long a considerable force intervened at Tabor between the Danube and the allies, and Neipperg was now on the March from Neisse to join in the campaign.
		De Gages moved from Modena towards Lucca, the French and Spaniards in the Alps under Marshal Maillebois advanced through the Riviera to the Tanaro, and in the middle of July the two armies were at last concentrated between the Scrivia and the Tanaro, to the unusally large number of 80,000.
	war-of-the-austrian-succession.iqnaut.net (7428 words)

	Second_battle_of_cape_finisterre_(1747) info here at en.16-power.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Like the rest of the Second battle of Cape Finisterre (1747), I was irritated by all the Second battle of Cape Finisterre (1747), and Second battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) stopped reading the paper altogether.
		1747 - British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre.
		It was a convoy racket related to the First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 14 May 1747.
	en.16-power.info /Second_battle_of_Cape_Finisterre_(1747) (522 words)

	May 14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap year s).
		1264 - Battle of Lewes : Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the ''de facto'' ruler of England.
		1509 - Battle of Agnadello : In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Venetians.
	www.destination-luxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/May_14 (1247 words)

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		1747 - In the War of Austrian Succession, the British roundly defeated the French at the first Battle of Cape Finisterre.
		1819 - The first bicycles in the United States were called swift walkers and were seen for the first time on the streets of New York City.
		The new Paris cabs were the first in the United States.
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	la fregate du Roy le Castor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In November of 1744 the Governor of Louisbourg, Louis Duchambon, requested to Versailles that the frigate Le Castor being built at Quebec be assigned to Louisbourg to patrol the coast of Ile Royale (Cape Breton) and guard the mouth of the St Lawrence.
		He says the first cannons at the front are “chasse“ cannons …Hocquart goes on to imply that 24 cannons were in fact placed in the area of the ship where 26 were called for.
		When the Castor first arrived at Brest in 1746 an inspection was made and a complaint was sent to Canada about two forward cannons under the forecastle and a head of the cuisine boxes.
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	Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the war for the succession of Austria he fought at Cape Breton, and for his valor at the battle off Cape Finisterre, 25 October, 1747, was promoted chef d'escadre.
		Joining Count de Guichen's fleet, he commanded the first division at the engagements with the English in the channel of Dominica on 17 April and 15 and 19 May, 1780, which resulted in a victory for the French.
		At the battle in the channel of the Saintes islands, 12 April, 1782, he escorted the convoy that was destined to attack Jamaica, but was unable to take part in the action.
	www.famousamericans.net /philippederigaudvaudreuil (2450 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The lateness of the season forced him to round Cape Horn in very stormy weather, and the navigating instruments of the time did not allow for exact observations.
		After considerable difficulties with the Chinese, he sailed again with his one remaining vessel to cruise in search of one of the richly laden galleons that conducted the trade between Mexico and the Philippines.
		In 1747, Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre, capturing four ships of the line, two frigates and seven merchantmen.
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	George Glazer Gallery - A View Prospect of the Town's Harbour of Portsmouth with the Fleet...
		The five-hour naval battle that ensued led to the surrender of the French admiral, La Jonquière and glory for Anson, who was made a vice-admiral and raised to the peerage.
		Although the French lost the battle, the English did not get at the supply ships, which were able to escape to their destinations.
		In the years after Cape Finisterre, he was appointed the first lord of the admiralty, where he assisted in the reorganization of naval administration.
	www.georgeglazer.com /archives/prints/military/anson.html (421 words)

	Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia: Marquis de Jonquière (1685-1752).
		As a young naval officer, Jonquière was to see considerable action and sailed the varied waters stretching from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean, from those off of North Africa to the waters of Acadia.
		La Jonquière, it would appear, was held little responsible for the d'Anville disaster of 1746, for, he was outfitted once again and put in command of a large convoy, a fleet of vessels, a number of which were meant for Quebec.
		An English fleet of men-of-war were to come upon them just after they left France, off the north west corner of Spain, The Battle of Cape Finisterre (April, 1747) was thereafter to unfold.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/BiosNS/1700-63/Jonquiere.htm (753 words)

	1747 - What happened in 1747 ?
		The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital.
		A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at first battle of Cape Finisterre.
		British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats French at second battle of Cape Finisterre.
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	Today in History - May 3 - Message Board - ezboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		1952 The first airplane lands at the geographic North Pole.
		1968 Dr. Denton Cooley performed the first successful heart transplant in the United States on Everett Thomas, whose heart was damaged from rheumatic heart disease.
		In 1969, he became the first heart surgeon to implant an artificial heart in man.
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		October October 25 - War of the Austrian Succession: Second battle of Cape Finisterre.
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		May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar.
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	CNN - Almanac - May 3, 1998
		In 1494, Christopher Columbus first sighted the island later to be named Jamaica.
		In 1747, in the War of Austrian Succession, the British roundly defeated the French at the first Battle of Cape Finisterre.
		In 1971, in East Germany, Walter Ulbricht retired as First Secretary of the Communist Party and was succeeded by Erich Honecker.
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