Timeline October 1761

Events in October 1761 5

• 1761 Austrians storm Schweidnitz Laudon takes the key Silesian fortress in a night assault Austrian forces under Ernst Gideon von Laudon took the Prussian fortress of Schweidnitz in a surprise night assault. Losing it allowed Austrian troops to spend the winter in Silesia. It was a serious blow to Frederick the Great at the low point of his war.
• 1761 Austrians storm Schweidnitz Laudon takes the key Silesian fortress in a night assault Austrian forces under Ernst Gideon von Laudon took the Prussian fortress of Schweidnitz in a surprise night assault. Losing it allowed Austrian troops to spend the winter in Silesia. It was a serious blow to Frederick the Great at the low point of his war.
• 1761 William Pitt resigns The British war leader quits over war with Spain William Pitt the Elder resigned as Secretary of State for the Southern Department after the cabinet refused his demand for a pre-emptive war against Spain. His departure left the Earl of Bute dominant in George III's government. Britain went to war with Spain anyway in January 1762.
• 1761 William Pitt resigns The British war leader quits over war with Spain William Pitt the Elder resigned as Secretary of State for the Southern Department after the cabinet refused his demand for a pre-emptive war against Spain. His departure left the Earl of Bute dominant in George III's government. Britain went to war with Spain anyway in January 1762.
• 1761 – 1793 Antoine Barnave (1761-1793) Died 29 November 1793, aged 32 A moderate revolutionary leader and orator, Antoine Barnave had advised the royal family after their failed flight to Varennes. He was guillotined after being convicted of treason for his secret correspondence with Marie Antoinette.