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Siege of Arcot
British attack and take control of French fort, French come back and try to get it back but the British wait them out and win. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Arcot -
Franklin Kite Experiment
In Philadelphia, in 1752, he adds a metal tip to a kite and flies it on a wet string into a thunder cloud. The bottom of the string is attached to a Leyden jar. The point is made when the Leyden jar is successfully charged. For the popular audience Franklin makes the effect visible. He attracts sparks from a key attached to the line. His fame soars. (But the next two people attempting the experiment are killed.) -
Sepoy Mutiny
Animal fat on a new issue of cartridges sparks off the Indian Mutiny, also know as the First War of Indian Independence