Leopold obtains a verbal commission from him for an opera buffa . A secretary of state for the colonies is appointed in Britain. France purchases Corsica from Genoa. August Civil war breaks out in Poland. Boston citizens refuse to quarter British troops.
Turkey declares war on Russia.
The Mozart family departs Vienna for Salzburg. Joseph II of Austria considers the partitioning of Poland. The Bourbons demand the dissolution of the Jesuits. Austria occupies Lemberg and the Zips region of Poland. Privy Council decides to retain the tea duty in the American colonies.