The Lys-class ships of the line were a series of three 64-gun third-rate ships of the line, designed for the French Navy by Jacques-Luc Coulomb. Lys Builder:...
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Merchant east indiaman 'Anson' (1746)". Threedecks. Retrieved 19 June 2021. "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Lys' (1746)". Threedecks. Retrieved 19...
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was formally purchased by Admiralty on 15 January 1746 and renamed Lys. Between January and March 1746 she fitted out for Navy service at a cost of £2,575...
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Battle of Rocoux (redirect from Battle of Raucoux (1746))
generally fought for control of rivers such as the Lys, Sambre and Meuse. Between February and July 1746, the French took Brussels, Antwerp, Leuven and Mons...
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First Carnatic War (category Conflicts in 1746)
Dupleix to request additional forces. A fleet under La Bourdonnais arrived in 1746 to help him. In July of that year La Bourdonnais and British Admiral Edward...
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The action of 6 July 1746 was an inconclusive naval engagement between the British and French fleets during the War of the Austrian Succession. The English...
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the Bals de Bois, etc. In 1744, he produced the Ménages assortis and in 1746 his masterpiece, the Coquette fixée. He was a close friend of Charles Simon...
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Charles Radclyffe (category 1746 deaths)
Charles Radclyffe (3 September 1693 – 8 December 1746), titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater, was one of the few English participants in the Risings of 1715...
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region were fought for control of major waterways, including the rivers Lys, Sambre and Meuse. The most important of these was the Scheldt, which began...
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embarked on the French ship Lys, which had to return to Valparaiso after springing a leak. On 1 March 1744 (modern 1745) Lys set out for Europe, and after...
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