Editing 1762 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 9]] &ndash; [[Catherine the Great|Catherine II]] becomes empress of Russia after planning the overthrow of her husband, the Tsar Peter III. The incipient Russo-Prussian alliance falls apart, but Russia does not rejoin the war. Peter is strangled eight days later.
* [[July 21]] &ndash; [[Battle of Burkersdorf (1762)|Battle of Burkersdorf]]: In his last major battle, Frederick defeats [[Count Leopold Joseph von Daun|Marshal Daun]] in [[Silesia]].
* [[August 13]] &ndash; [[Seven Years' War]]: The [[Battle of Havana (1762)|Battle of Havana]] concludes after more than two months, with the surrender of [[Havana]] by Spain to Great Britain.
*[[August 21]] &ndash; King [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]] of Gorkha conquers Makwanpur.
  
* [[September 15]]
** [[French and Indian War]]: [[Battle of Signal Hill]] &ndash; British troops defeat the French in the last battle of the North American theatre of the [[Seven Years' War]], fought in the [[Newfoundland Colony]].
** [[Empress Go-Sakuramachi]] succeeds to the throne of [[Tokugawa shogunate|Japan]] upon the death of her brother, the [[Emperor Momozono]]. She reigns for eight years before abdicating on January 9, 1771. She was the last empress regnant of Japan up to this day.
* [[September 24]]&ndash;[[October 6]] &ndash; [[Battle of Manila (1762)|Battle of Manila]]: Troops of the [[British East India Company]] take [[Manila]] from the Spanish, leading to the [[British occupation of Manila]] and its being made an open port.