Ireland

The Breton gentry gather in Rennes to defend the liberties of Brittany.

Thomas St Lawrence, 13th Baron of Howth, receives payment for the expense he incurs in building a quay at Howth

Thomas St. Lawrence, 13th Baron of Howth, receives a payment of £215 14s 1½d for the construction of a quay at Howth, undertaken at his own expense. The quay is intended to facilitate the landing of coal for the local lighthouse, supporting maritime safety and trade on Dublin Bay. This record reflects the continued role of local nobility in funding infrastructure critical to navigation and commerce in 18th-century Ireland.

Nathaniel Hone, portrait painter, is born in Dublin

Nathaniel Hone RA (24 April 1718 – 14 August 1784) was an Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

Henry Luttrell, soldier and suspected betrayer of the Jacobites, is assassinated in Dublin

John Medcalf, previously dismissed as Church of Ireland curate of Powerscourt for conducting clandestine marriages, is excommunicated

The first Doggett Coat and Badge sculling race takes place on the Thames

Doggett’s Coat and Badge is the prize and name for the oldest continuous rowing race in the world. Up to six apprentice watermen of the River Thames in England compete for this prestigious honour, which has been held every year since 1715. The 4 mile 5 furlongs (7.44 km) race is rowed on the River Thames upstream from London Bridge to Cadogan Pier, Chelsea, passing under a total of eleven bridges. Originally, it was raced every 1 August against the outgoing (falling or ebb) tide, in the boats used by watermen to ferry passengers across the Thames.

Lord George Sackville, soldier, politician and MP for Portarlington, born

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, PC (26 January 1716 – 26 August 1785), styled The Honourable George Sackville until 1720, Lord George Sackville from 1720 to 1770 and Lord George Germain from 1770 to 1782, was a British soldier and politician who served as Secretary of State for the American Department in Lord North’s cabinet during the American War of Independence.

Battle of Sheriffmuir, Scotland

The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rebellion in England and Scotland.

Jacobites defeated government forces at Battle of Sheriffmuir.

First Jacobite rising begins as the standard of James III is raised at the Braes or MARCH - Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Jacobitism was the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland (and after 1707, Great Britain). The movement took its name from the Latin form Jacobus of the name of King James II and VII.