Events from the year 1759 in Great Britain. This year was dubbed an "
Annus Mirabilis" due to a succession of military victories in the
Seven Years' War against French-led opponents.
18 August – Seven Years' War: At the
Battle of Lagos, the British fleet of
Edward Boscawen defeats a French force under Commodore de la Clue off the Portuguese coast.
10 September – Seven Years' War:
Battle of Pondicherry – An inconclusive naval battle is fought off the coast of
India between the French Admiral d'Aché and the British under
George Pocock. The French forces are badly damaged and return home, never returning to India.
13 September – Seven Years' War (French and Indian War):
Quebec is recaptured by British forces following
General Wolfe's victory in the
Battle of the Plains of Abraham just outside the city. Both the French Commander (the
Marquis de Montcalm) and the British General Wolfe are fatally wounded.[3]
14 September – "A Journey Through Europe; or, A Play of Geography", the earliest British
board game sold.[2]
^Royal Observatory Greenwich souvenir guide. 2012. pp. 34–35.
ISBN978-1-906367-51-0. the first precision watch and considered by many today as the most important timekeeper ever.
Events from the year 1759 in Great Britain. This year was dubbed an "
Annus Mirabilis" due to a succession of military victories in the
Seven Years' War against French-led opponents.
18 August – Seven Years' War: At the
Battle of Lagos, the British fleet of
Edward Boscawen defeats a French force under Commodore de la Clue off the Portuguese coast.
10 September – Seven Years' War:
Battle of Pondicherry – An inconclusive naval battle is fought off the coast of
India between the French Admiral d'Aché and the British under
George Pocock. The French forces are badly damaged and return home, never returning to India.
13 September – Seven Years' War (French and Indian War):
Quebec is recaptured by British forces following
General Wolfe's victory in the
Battle of the Plains of Abraham just outside the city. Both the French Commander (the
Marquis de Montcalm) and the British General Wolfe are fatally wounded.[3]
14 September – "A Journey Through Europe; or, A Play of Geography", the earliest British
board game sold.[2]
^Royal Observatory Greenwich souvenir guide. 2012. pp. 34–35.
ISBN978-1-906367-51-0. the first precision watch and considered by many today as the most important timekeeper ever.