Timeline March 1737

Events in March 1737 6

• 1684 – 1737 Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684-1737) Died 12 March 1737, aged 53 Charles Alexander was a Habsburg general who became Duke of Württemberg in 1733 and ruled with the help of his financial adviser Joseph Süß Oppenheimer. Soon after the duke died suddenly, Oppenheimer was arrested, and he was executed the following year.
• 1684 – 1737 Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684-1737) Died 12 March 1737, aged 53 Charles Alexander was a Habsburg general who became Duke of Württemberg in 1733 and ruled with the help of his financial adviser Joseph Süß Oppenheimer. Soon after the duke died suddenly, Oppenheimer was arrested, and he was executed the following year.
• 1737 Samuel Johnson and David Garrick set out for London Johnson and his former pupil leave Lichfield for London Samuel Johnson, then an unknown schoolmaster, left Lichfield for London with his former pupil David Garrick to seek work. Johnson began writing for The Gentleman's Magazine and later became the leading English man of letters, while Garrick became the most celebrated actor of his age.
• 1737 Samuel Johnson and David Garrick set out for London Johnson and his former pupil leave Lichfield for London Samuel Johnson, then an unknown schoolmaster, left Lichfield for London with his former pupil David Garrick to seek work. Johnson began writing for The Gentleman's Magazine and later became the leading English man of letters, while Garrick became the most celebrated actor of his age.
• 1737 Maratha raid on Delhi Baji Rao I defeats a Mughal force outside the imperial capital The Peshwa Baji Rao I led a fast cavalry strike to the outskirts of Delhi and routed a Mughal force sent against him. The raid showed how weak the Mughal Empire had become and confirmed the Marathas as the main military power in northern India.
• 1737 Maratha raid on Delhi Baji Rao I defeats a Mughal force outside the imperial capital The Peshwa Baji Rao I led a fast cavalry strike to the outskirts of Delhi and routed a Mughal force sent against him. The raid showed how weak the Mughal Empire had become and confirmed the Marathas as the main military power in northern India.