Capture of Minorca
Captures all of Minorca except for Port Mahon
Historical events in 1782
69 historical records
February 17824 historical events
Battle of Annagudi
Tipu defeats Colonel Braithwaite's East India Company force near the Coleroon in February 1782.
Peace
Parliament votes to abandon the American War of Independence
Resignation of Frederick North
Resigns after Britains defeat
March 17823 historical events
Peace
Parliament enacts legislation empowering the Crown to negotiate peace with the US
Home Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Home Secretary
Foreign Secretary of England
Appointed Foreign Secretary, 1st term
April 178210 historical events
Battle of Saints
Loses control of the Caribbean to the British
Battle of Saints
Final sea Battle of the War of American Independence fought between the British West Indies fleet commanded by Admiral Rodney
Battle of Saints
Introduces the tactic of breaking the line, this Rodney did against de Grasse as the two fleets passed on opposing courses and the French line was forced into more open order by a change of wind.
Battle of Saints
Rodney's flagship, Formidable has 98 guns. Restores control of Caribbean by defeating a French fleet under de Grasse off Dominica.
Battle of Saints
with 36 ships of the line and his French counterpart Vice Admiral the Comte de Grasse with 30 ships of the line. Captures 7 ships
Battle of Saints
Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hoods flagship Barfleur, 98 guns. Hood is made an Irish peer for his role in the victory at the Battle of the Saintes
Peace
American-British Peace talks begin when Benjamin Franklin meets Richard Oswald
Capture of Great Britain
Captures the French ship of the line, Pegase
Reform of State Symbols
Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States
Foreign Secretary of England
Appointed Foreign Secretary
June 17821 historical events
Peerage
Created Baron Rodney of Rodney Stoke, Somerset, by patent, and the House of Commons vote him a pension of 2000 pounds a year
July 17824 historical events
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Leader of House of Commons
Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
Secretary of State for Home Department
Appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1st term
The Abduction from the Seraglio
The Abduction from the Seraglio premieres at the Burgtheater.
August 17821 historical events
Marriage
Marries Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna.
October 17821 historical events
Treaty of Commercial
The Treaty of Commerce & Friendship is signed with Holland, negotiated by John Adams
November 17822 historical events
Birth of Frederick John Robinson
Birth of Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon
Peace Treaty
Puts his signature to the preliminary peace Treaty
Temeraire Design Wins Seventy Four Gun Competition
Sane's design became the influential French standard for a seventy four gun ship of the line. Its wider importance lay in lowering variation between warship types.
Borda Urges Standard Warship Dimensions
Jean Charles de Borda advocated a smaller number of consistent naval designs for more predictable construction. The improvement promoted consistent handling or construction across naval yards.
Scale Drawings Standardise Ship Construction
Naval reformers used regulated scale plans to make dimensions and rigging more consistent between shipyards. The decision affected how hull size and armament were balanced.
A history of the Corruption of Christianity
Publication of "A history of the Corruption of Christianity"
Marries Catherine Boucher
Blake married Catherine Boucher, who later assisted in the production of his illuminated books.
Charity Poem Appears
Cowper's Charity appeared in his first poetry collection and examined compassion as a Christian virtue.
Conversation Poem Appears
Cowper published Conversation in his first volume, criticizing the conduct and pretensions of social discourse.
Expostulation Poem Appears
Cowper included Expostulation in his first poetry collection, addressing national morality through public verse.
Hope Poem Appears
The poem Hope appeared in Cowper's first volume, presenting a devotional treatment of despair and consolation.
John Gilpin Ballad Composed
Cowper composed The Diverting History of John Gilpin, a comic ballad recounting an unintended journey.
Poems First Volume Published
Cowper published Poems by William Cowper of the Inner Temple, establishing himself as a poet in print.
Retirement Poem Appears
Cowper included Retirement among his early poems, reflecting on withdrawal from worldly ambition.
Truth Poem Appears
Cowper's poem Truth appeared in his first volume, exploring religious conviction and moral understanding.
Secretary of State
Serves under Rockingham but resigns when he is succeeded by Shelburne
Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord Privy Seal, 2nd term
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Councillor
Treasurer Navy
Appointed Treasurer of the Navy, 1st term
Administrative Reform Legislation
Burke helped secure economical reform measures intended to reduce Crown patronage and rationalize public administration.
Letter to Abbe Raynal
Paine published a letter challenging Abbe Raynal's interpretation of the American Revolution.
Discovery of Globular Clusters
William Herschel begins a survey program in 1782 using larger telescopes and was able to resolve the stars in all 33 of the known globular clusters. When William Herschel began his comprehensive survey of the sky using large telescopes in 1782 there were 34 known globular clusters. Herschel discovered another 36 himself and was the first to resolve virtually all of them into stars
Kings Astronomer
Appointed "The King's Astronomer"
King's Astronomer
Appoined King's Astronomer
Patent
James watt patents a double-acting rotary steam engine
Peerage
Raised to the peerage after the Battle of the Saints
Treaty of Paris
Commences peace negotiations
Invasion of Jamaica
The French commander De Grasse, who had been responsible for the victory at Chesapeake is captured and taken back to Britain as a prisoner. Hood takes part in a British fleet under Rodney which defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet which was planning an invasion of Jamaica
Rule of Jamaica
Hood takes part in a British fleet under Rodney which defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet which was planning an invasion of Jamaica
Quebec Convoy
Escorts convoy operations connected with Quebec and North America.
Rule of Mysore
Tipu becomes ruler of Mysore after the death of his father, Haidar Ali.
Succession
Tipu succeeds Haidar Ali as ruler of Mysore during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
Drama
"The Adolescent", a play by Denis Fonvizin, is performed, Russias first drama of social satire, early masterpiece of secular literature, questions Russian Enlightenment
Greek Plan
Issues the "Greek Plan", to restore the Byzantine Empire under a Romanov Emperor
League of Armed Neutrality
Portugal joins the League of Armed Neutrality
Rule of Byzantine Empire
Issues the "Greek Plan", to restore the Byzantine Empire under a Romanov Emperor
Rule of Greece
Issues the "Greek Plan", to restore the Byzantine Empire under a Romanov Emperor
Capture of Port Mahon
Captures Port Mahon after a 6 month siege
Confessions
Publication of "Confessions", first part of an autobiography, published posthumously
posthumously
Publication of "Confessions", first part of an autobiography, published posthumously
Succession
Succeeds as King of Thailand
Notes on Virginia
Publication of "Notes on Virginia"
Birth of Martin van Buren
Birth of Martin van Buren, Kinderhook, New York