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1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1759th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 759th year of the 2nd millennium, the 59th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1750s decade.
- 1759 in Great Britain
1 August – Seven Years' War: At the Battle of Minden,...
- 1759 in Ireland
Planned French Invasion of Britain: France considers...
- 1759 in Great Britain
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec ( French: Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham, Première bataille de Québec ), was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French and Indian War to describe the North American theatre ). The battle, which began on 13 September 1759, was fought on a plateau ...
- 13 September 1759
- British victory
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7,000 killed, wounded or missing [2] The Battle of Minden was a major engagement during the Seven Years' War, fought on 1 August 1759. An Anglo-German army under the overall command of Prussian Field Marshal Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated a French army commanded by Marshal of France, Marquis de Contades. Two years previously, the French had ...
- 1 August 1759
- Anglo-German victory
1759. 1759 ( MDCCLIX ) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1759th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 759th year of the 2nd millennium, the 59th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1750s decade.
e. James Wolfe 's victory at the Battle of Quebec in 1759. Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War, which in fact lasted nine years, between 1754 and 1763. British involvement in the conflict began in 1754 in what became known as the French and Indian War. However the warfare in the European theater involving ...
