Historical Events
- Dec 4 Bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby
Jacobite Army Retreats
Dec 6 Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army retreats to Scotland
- Dec 10 Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army reaches Manchester
- Dec 15 Battle at Kesseldorf: Prussian force beats Saksen & Austria near Dresden
- Dec 20 Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army reaches the river Esk, North Yorkshire
- Dec 25 Prussia and Austria sign Treaty of Dresden giving much of Silesia to the Prussians
Famous Birthdays
John Jay (1745-1829)
Dec 12 US statesman and 1st US Chief Justice, born in New York City
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