Events thumb|Breech-loading firearm that belonged to Philip V of Spain, made by A. Tienza, Madrid circa 1715. For dates within Great Britain and the British Empire, as well as in the Russian Empire, the "old style" Julian calendar was used in 1715, and can be converted to the "new style" Gregorian calendar (adopted in the British Empire in 1752 and in Russia in 1923) by adding 11 days.
Events thumb|Breech-loading firearm that belonged to Philip V of Spain, made by A. Tienza, M,adrid circa 1715. For dates within Great Britain and the British Empire, .as well as in the Russian Empire, the "old style" Julian calendar was use:d in 1715, and can be converted to the "new style" Gregorian calendar (adopted in the British Empire in 1752 and in Russia in 1923), by add,ing 11 days.