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British officer James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, South Carolina

Lieutenant-General James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British Army officer, Tory politician and colonial administrator best known for founding the Province of Georgia in...

Lieutenant-General James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British Army officer, Tory politician and colonial administrator best known for founding the Province of Georgia in British North America. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's "worthy poor" in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons.

Born to a prominent British family, Oglethorpe left college in England and a British Army commission to travel to France, where he attended a military academy before fighting under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Austro-Turkish War. He returned to England in 1718 and was elected to the British House of Commons in 1722.

Historical Significance

Lieutenant-General James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British Army officer, Tory politician and colonial administrator best known for founding the Province of Georgia in British North America.

Events Before

  1. Russia and Persia sign the Treaty of Riascha

    Russia and Persia sign the Treaty of Riascha

  2. Paris churchyard of Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual

    Paris churchyard of Saint-Medard closed after Jansenistic ritual

  3. Parliament of Ratisborn accepts Pragmatic Sanctions

    Parliament of Ratisborn accepts Pragmatic Sanctions

  4. King Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia

    King Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia

  5. Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna

    Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna

Events After

  1. Jurist William Allen (29) weds Margaret Hamilton

    Jurist William Allen (29) weds Margaret Hamilton

  2. William IV, Dutch Prince of Orange marries Princess Anne of Great Britain, eldest daughter of King George II at St James

    William IV, Dutch Prince of Orange marries Princess Anne of Great Britain, eldest daughter of King George II at St James' Palace

  3. Vincent La Chapelle, master cook to various nobility and royalty, forms a Freemasons Lodge in the Netherlands

    Vincent La Chapelle, master cook to various nobility and royalty, forms a Freemasons Lodge in the Netherlands

  4. Premiere of George Frideric Handel's opera "Ariodante" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

    George Frideric Handel's operas comprise 42 musical dramas that were written between 1705 and 1741 in various genres.

  5. Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples

    Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples

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What happened on January 13, 1733?
Lieutenant-General James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British Army officer, Tory politician and colonial administrator best known for founding the Province of Georgia in British North America. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's "worthy poor" in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons. Born to a prominent British family, Oglethorpe left college in England and a British Army commission to travel to France, where he attended a military academy before fighting under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Austro-Turkish War.
Why is British officer James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrive at Charlest... significant?
Lieutenant-General James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) was a British Army officer, Tory politician and colonial administrator best known for founding the Province of Georgia in British North America.

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