Capture of Calcutta
Successfully relieves Calcutta. Captures Calcutta
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1757 in Great Britain
Explore 41 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1757.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1757
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January
Siege of Calcutta
Successfully relieves Calcutta
February
Siege of Calcutta
The Nawab marches again on Calcutta but is surprised by a dawn attack by the British
Siege of Calcutta
The siege of Calcutta results in the Treaty of Alinagar
Peace
After relieving Calcutta agrees peace with the Nawab
Treaty of Alinagar
The siege of Calcutta results in the Treaty of Alinagar. The Nawab will recognize all the 1717 provisions of Mughal Emperor, Farrukh Siyars Farman and all British goods that pass through Bengal will be exempt from duties. Signed between Robert Clive of the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, Mirza Muhammad Siraj Ud Daula
March
Capture of Chandernagore
Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta
Siege of Calcutta
Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta
Siege of Chandagore
Captures Chandernagore to secure a line of communication to Calcutta
May
Birth of Henry Addington
Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician
Birth of Henry Addington
Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician
June
Birth of George Vancouver
Birth of George Vancouver
Battle of Plessey
Victory over Suraja Dowlah establishes Clive as master of Bengal. Victory helps the British capture Calcutta & establish sovereignty over India
July
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Other events (month unknown)
Attorney General
Appointed Attorney General
Battle of Hameln
Defeated by Marshal dEstees near Hameln
Battle of Plassey
Clive defeats Siraj ud-Daulah, (the last independent Nawab of Bengal) at Plassey, securing India
Battle of Plessey
After the Battle of Plessey, appoints Mir Jaffa as Nawab
Birth of William Blake
William Blake was born in London and became a poet, engraver and creator of illuminated books.
Convention
With Fredericks decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war. Forced to dissolve his army & leave Hannover open to French attack. Following the defeat at Hastenbeck, the allied army withdraws north and Cumberland signs the humiliating Convention of Klosterzeven, ending the war in Germany
Dismissal
Dismissed from office
Docks
Works on Liverpool dock improvements during the town's eighteenth-century commercial expansion.
First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term
Four Dissertations Published
Hume published Four Dissertations, a collection of philosophical essays on religion, emotion and aesthetics.
Governor
Appointed Governor of Bengal, 1st term, after victory at the Battle of Plessey
History of Great Britain Second Volume
Hume published the second volume of his history of Great Britain, extending his narrative to the Revolution of 1688.
Lord Chamberlain
Appointed Lord Chamberlain
Macfarlane Observatory Instruments
Restores and installs astronomical instruments for the University's new Macfarlane Observatory.
Natural History of Religion Published
Hume published The Natural History of Religion, investigating religious belief through human psychology and history.
Nawab
After the Battle of Plessey, appoints Mir Jaffa as Nawab
Of the Standard of Taste
Hume published Of the Standard of Taste, discussing aesthetic judgment and the qualifications of critics.
Of Tragedy Essay
Hume published Of Tragedy, analyzing why audiences can take pleasure in emotionally distressing works of art.
Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime
Burke published A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, examining aesthetics and emotion.
Poet Laureate
Appointed Poet Laureate
Quartermaster General
Appointed Quartermaster General
Resignation of William Augustus
After Klosterzeven resigns in disgrace & retires to Windsor Castle
Rule of India
Clive defeats Siraj ud-Daulah, (the last independent Nawab of Bengal) at Plassey, securing India
Siege of Rochefort
Shares in the expedition against Rochefort, Commands the battleship Dublin
Treasurer Navy
Appointed Treasurer of the Navy
Virgil Edition
Publishes a fine edition of Virgil, displaying his Birmingham type and presswork.
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