Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03

1760 in France

Explore 5 historical events and records for France in 1760.

Build a year factsheet Browse all countries Browse by event

Historical records for France in 1760

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 5 of 5 unique records.

5Unique records

1 of 1Page

4Named events on this page

4Named people on this page

3Places on this page

September

8 September 1760

Rule of Canada

Vaudreuil, Pierre Francois de · Governor · Government / Government of France

Vaudreuil capitulates to the British, ending French dominion of Canada

8 September 1760

Rule of Canada

Vaudreuil, Pierre Francois de · Governor · Warfare / Seven Years War

Capitulates to the British, ending French dominion of Canada

Other events (month unknown)

1760

Academy Promotes Mathematical Astronomy

Buffon, Georges Louis · Paris · Naturalist · Science / Astronomy

Members advanced mathematical techniques for predicting celestial motions and analysing gravitational interactions.

1760

Battle of Corbach

Broglie, Victor-Francois de · Corbach · Marshal · Warfare / Seven Years War

Broglie is victorious at the Battle of Corbach

1760

Siege of Quebec

Levis, Francois de · Quebec · General · Warfare / Seven Years War

Unsuccessfully leads an expedition from Montreal to capture Quebec

← Previous year All years for France Next year →

How these records were prepared

Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.