Historical records for Great Britain in 1758, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Edmund Halley determines that the orbital elements of a comet which had appeared in 1682, were nearly the same as those of two comets which had appeared in 1531 and 1607, Halley thus concludes that they are the same comet.
Edmund Halley returns, as predicted in 1682, Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System in 1986 and will next appear in mid-2061.
Halley's Comet is the best-known short-period comet and is visible from Earth every 75 to 76 years.
Takes part in the Battle of Bengal
British forces capture the ill-defended fort of Saint-Louis in Senegal
British forces capture the ill-defended fort of Saint-Louis in Senegal
Leads the attack on Quebec rowing into Freshwater Cove
Defeated by the French at Carillon
Captures Fort Niagra
Helps capture Louisberg on Cape Breton Island to move up the St Lawrence
Captures Cape Bretton Island
Captures Fort Frontenac at the entrance to the St Lawrence
Abercromby is recalled from Canada
Birth of Horatio Nelson, son of Reverend Edmund Nelson and Catherine Suckling.
Catherine Suckling Nelson is mother of Horatio Nelson.
Edmund Nelson is father of Horatio Nelson and rector of Burnham Thorpe.
Occupies Fort Duquesne
Halley's predicted comet is observed again, confirming his orbital calculation after his death and strengthening Newtonian celestial mechanics.
Halleys prediction of the comets return proved to be correct, although it was not seen until 25 December 1758, by Johann Georg Palitzsch, a German farmer and amateur astronome
Serves under Boscawen in the taking of Louisburg (Cape Breton Island)
Appointed Brigadier
Appointed Brigadier under Amherst in the campaign against the French in Canada
Serves under Boscawen in the taking of Louisburg (Cape Breton Island)
The Forbes Expedition captures Fort Duquesne and founds Pittsburgh giving the British control of the Ohio Country, the principal cause of the war
The gateway to Canada is forced open to the British. Louisburg falls to the British forces of General Abercromby & General Amherst
Pitt sends out further expeditions to capture Goree and Gambia
Pitt sends out further expeditions to capture Goree and Gambia
A second British attempt to capture Louisbourg succeeds
Publication of "Concerning Human Understanding"
The Forbes Expedition captures Fort Duquesne and founds Pittsburgh giving the British control of the Ohio Country, the principal cause of the war
Appointed Commander of an expedition against the French in Canada
Appointed Commander of an expedition against the French in Canada
Pitt had been lobbied by an American merchant Thomas Cumming to launch an expedition against the French trading settlements in West Africa
Pitt sends out further expeditions to capture Goree and Gambia
Appointed Major General by Pitt & given command of the expedition against Quebec
Appointed Major General by Pitt & given command of the expedition against Quebec
Pitt orders the dispatch of the first British troops to the European continent under the Duke of Marlborough, who joins Brunswick's army
The Forbes Expedition captures Fort Duquesne and founds Pittsburgh giving the British control of the Ohio Country, the principal cause of the war
Serves under Boscawen in the taking of Louisburg (Cape Breton Island)
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