Editing 1745 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 4]] &ndash; (March 24, old style); Under the command of British Army General [[William Pepperrell]], the first 4,300 American colonists in the [[Continental Army#Origins|New England Army]] depart [[Boston]] to liberate the French North American colony of [[Nova Scotia]]. The flotilla of 80 military transports and 18 armed escorts is scattered by a storm, but the first troops disembark at [[Canso, Nova Scotia]], on April 15 and begin training while waiting for the arrival of the [[Royal Navy]] squadron commanded by [[Peter Warren (Royal Navy officer)|Admiral Peter Warren]]<ref name=AMHTucker>Spencer Tucker, ''Almanac of American Military History'' (ABC-CLIO, 2013) p137</ref>
* [[April 15]] &ndash; [[War of the Austrian Succession]] &ndash; [[Battle of Pfaffenhofen]]: The Austrian Army drives the French Army out of [[Bavaria]], forcing the Electorate of Bavaria to withdraw from the war.
* [[April 22]] &ndash; Having recently turned 18, Bavaria's ruler [[Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria|Maximilian III]] agrees to sign the [[Treaty of Füssen]] with [[Austria]], withdrawing Bavaria from further participation in the [[War of the Austrian Succession]], and agreeing to support Austria's candidate for the next [[Holy Roman Emperor]]<ref>"War of the Austrian Succession (1740—1748)" in ''Wars That Changed History: 50 of the World's Greatest Conflicts'', by Spencer C. Tucker (ABC-CLIO, 2015) p214</ref>
* [[April 29]] &ndash; The heavily-armed [[French Navy]] [[frigate]] [[French ship Renommée|Renommée]] approaches the French colony of Nova Scotia, after having been dispatched to warn French forces at [[Louisbourg]] of the impending attack by British American forces. However, the Massachusetts privateer [[Battle at Port-la-Joye#Battle|HMS ''Shirley Galley'']], commanded by John Rous, attacks the ''Renommée'' and forces it to sail away. The command at Louisbourg is not warned of the impending attack <ref name=AMHTucker/>
* [[May 11]] &ndash; [[War of the Austrian Succession]] &ndash; [[Battle of Fontenoy]]: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army, including [[42nd Regiment of Foot|the 42nd Regiment of Foot]], also known as [[Black Watch]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology310311">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/310|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/310 310–311]}}</ref><ref>"42nd Royal Highland Regiment". British Empire. Retrieved 23 January 2025.</ref>
* [[June 4]] &ndash; [[Battle of Hohenfriedberg]]: In the battle that earned him the descriptor of "[[Frederick the Great]]", King Frederick II of Prussia decisively defeats the Austrian and Saxon armies, effectively ending the [[Second Silesian War]].
* [[June 16]] &ndash; [[King George's War]]: The British capture [[Cape Breton Island]] in [[North America]] from the French.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology310311"/>