Editing 1764 (section)

=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 15]] &ndash; English scholar [[Edward Gibbon]] conceives the idea of writing ''[[The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire]]'', "as I sat musing amid the ruins of the [[Capitoline Hill|Capitol]]".
* [[October 22]] &ndash; [[Battle of Buxar]]: The [[British East India Company]] defeats the combined armies of [[Mir Qasim]], the [[Nawab of Bengal]], the [[Nawab of Awadh]], and [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Alam II]].
* [[November 9]] &ndash; [[Mary Campbell (colonial settler)|Mary Campbell]], a captive of the [[Lenape]] during the [[French and Indian War]], is turned over to forces commanded by Colonel [[Henry Bouquet]].
* [[December 1]] &ndash; [[Siege of Darbar Sahib (1764)]]: 30 Sikhs defend the holy site of [[Golden Temple]] against 30,000 Afghans.