Editing 1744 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 6]] &ndash; The Royal Navy ship ''Bacchus'' engages the Spanish Navy privateer ''Begona'', and sinks it; 90 of the 120 Spanish sailors die, but 30 of the crew are rescued.
* [[January 24]] &ndash; The [[Dagohoy rebellion]] in the [[Philippines]] begins, with the killing of Father Giuseppe Lamberti.
* [[February 22]]&ndash;[[February 23|23]] &ndash; [[Battle of Toulon (1744)|Battle of Toulon]]: The British fleet is defeated by a joint Franco-Spanish fleet.
* [[February 27]] &ndash; Violent storms frustrate a [[Planned French invasion of Britain (1744)|planned French invasion of Britain]].
* [[March 1]] (approximately) &ndash; The [[Great Comet of 1744]], one of the brightest ever seen, reaches [[perihelion]].
* [[March 13]] &ndash; The British ship ''Betty'' capsizes and sinks off of the Gold Coast (modern-day [[Ghana]]) near [[Anomabu]]. More than 200 people on board die, although there are a few survivors.
* [[March 15]] &ndash; France declares war on Great Britain.