Page 2: Historical Events In 1758

Jul 05   Lake George New York, General James Abercromby leaves the ruins of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George to attack the French at Fort Carillon; army of 6000 British regulars, and almost 9000 provincials from New England, New York and New Jersey, embarks in hundreds of batteaux and whale boats   

Jul 06   George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general   

Jul 08   English and Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY   

Jul 21   Elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration).   

Jul 24   George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess.   

Jul 24   John Dyer, poet, dies   

Jul 25   Seven Years' War: the island battery at Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia is silenced and all French warships are destroyed or taken.   

Jul 26   British battle fleet under gen James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg   

Jul 29   Antonius van Gils, Dutch RC theologist (opposed Enlightenment)   

Aug 08   British troops occupy and plunder Cherbourg   

Aug 09   Bruno Dalberg/Anonymus Belga, [Petrus the Wacker van Zon], writer.   

Aug 14   Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed.   

Aug 14   Carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer   

Aug 15   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60.   

Aug 25   Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russians: 1000s killed   

Aug 25   Franz Teyber, composer   

Aug 27   Colonel John Bradstreet 1714-1774 captures Fort Frontenac and its rich storehouses, as well as nine armed vessels with 100 guns, the total French naval force on Lake Ontario; British have only two wounded and not a single man killed   

Aug 29   Gerard Van Wage, historian, dies at 75   

Aug 29   inaugural indian reservation established.   

Aug 29   New Jersey Legislature forms 1st Indian reservation   

Sep 01   Wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch Staatscourant.   

Sep 11   Battle of Saint Cast France repels British invasion during the Seven Year's War   

Sep 12   Charles Messier observes Crab Nebula and begins catalog.   

Sep 12   Charles Messier observes the Crab Nebula and begins catalog.   

Sep 26   Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires   

Sep 29   Horatio Nelson, Burnham Thorpe Britain, naval hero (Trafalgar)   

Sep 29   Horatio Nelson, English admiral killed at Trafalgar is born.   

Oct 05   Thomas Greatorex, composer   

Oct 07   Paul Anton Wineberger, composer.   

Oct 11   Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas and Vesta).   

Oct 14   Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia   

Oct 16   Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary)   

Oct 19   Johan H Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist, dies.   

Oct 26   Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer.   

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Jan 24   Johann chrysostomus drexel: Composer   

Feb 04   Pierre-gabriel gardel: French ballet dancer/choreographer   

Feb 07   Benedikt emanuel schack: Composer   

Feb 12   Christian ignatius latrobe: Composer   

Feb 17   John pinkerton: Scottish historian   

Mar 09   Franz joseph gall: German/french physician (frenology)   

Mar 12   Leopold earl of limburg stirum: Dutch general/politician [or march 22]   

Mar 26   Johann daniel ferstenberg: Composer   

Jan 01   Johann f von cronegk: German playwright (codrus),    

Jan 07   Allan ramsay sr: Scottish poet (gentle shepherd),   

Feb 05   Bernhard christian weber: Composer,    

Feb 10   Thomas ripley: English architect   

Mar 02   Johann baptist zimmermann: German stucco worker, buried at 78   

Mar 06   Henry vane: 1st earl of darlington, english politician (b. 1705)   

Mar 22   Jonathan edwards: Theologian/philosopher (original sin),    

Mar 28   Jonathan edwards: Us theologist (great awakening),