WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO AUGUST 1759
Find out what all happened March to August 1759

General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec. (27. June 1759)

Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. (19. August 1759)

French and Indian War: in Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé. (25. July 1759)

Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain. (1. May 1759)

Seven Years' War: The Battle of Minden, an allied Anglo-German army victory over the French. In Britain this was one of a number of events that constituted the Annus Mirabilis of 1759 and is celebrated as Minden Day by certain British Army regiments. (1. August 1759)

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