| 1740 |
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Philip Saumarez joins Anson's Round the World voyage in the Centurion
and helps capture a Spanish treasure ship |
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Methodism developed by Wesley Brothers |
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| 1743 |
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The Town Hospital is opened to support the poor and needy |
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1756 Seven Years War - France and England |
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| 1780 |
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Fort George is built to replace Castle Cornet as a garrison fort |
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1776 American Declaration of Independence |
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| 1787 |
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The Duke of Richmond commissions a survey of the Island. A map is
produced |
Duke of Richmond map |
1789 George Washington first President of USA |
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| 1793 |
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James de Saumarez narrowly escapes capture by a French squadron |
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French Revolution |
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| 1799 |
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Russian troops are billeted in Vale Castle, Guernsey, during the Napoleonic
Wars |
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Napoleon first consul of France |
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