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Events from the year 1762 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Whig (to 26 May), John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Tory

4 January - Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.^[1]
10 March - Seven Years' War - Britain captures Grenada from France.^[2]
May - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne resigns as is succeeded John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute as Prime Minister.^[1]
22 May - Royal family first takes up residence at Buckingham House.^[2]
24 June - Seven Years' War: At the Battle of Wilhelmstahl, the Anglo-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats the French forces in Westphalia. The British commander Lord Granby distinguishes himself.
10 August - Seven Years' War: In the Battle of Manila, British forces seize Havana from Spain.^[1]
15 September - French and Indian War: Battle of Signal Hill is fought between France and Britain in North America.
5 October - The British take Manila and make it an Open Port.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 321–322. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ ^a ^b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 223–224. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.