1760
On the 25th of October, King George II died in London. His grandson became King George III at age twenty-two. This single death triggered a chain reaction across three continents. The Seven Years' War raged from India to Canada while slave rebellions erupted in Jamaica. A British fleet ran aground off Bolt Head and lost 699 lives. In Paris, a mathematician named Daniel Bernoulli presented a paper on infectious disease dynamics for the first time. These events did not happen in isolation. They formed a global tapestry of conflict, innovation, and human suffering that defined the mid-eighteenth century.
In January, British general Sir Eyre Coote defeated French forces under Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau at Wandiwash. This victory shifted power in India decisively toward Britain. Months later, Marshal François Gaston de Lévis led 7,000 troops up the St. Lawrence River to retake Quebec City. On the 28th of April, British defenders clashed with the French Army at Sainte-Foy. General James Murray retreated after his men suffered 259 deaths and 845 wounded. The French lost 193 dead and 640 wounded. By September, Jeffery Amherst captured Montreal. This event brought Canada completely under British control. The war also reached Europe where Frederick the Great defeated Austrian armies at Legnica and Torgau. Russian troops entered Berlin in October. Each battle reshaped colonial boundaries and imperial ambitions across the globe.
In July, representatives requested Spanish permission to found Mayagüez in Puerto Rico. The church of Our Lady of Candlemas was established later that month. By September, the town officially became a city. In North America, peace negotiations occurred between British authorities and Native American tribes. On the 4th of December, delegates from Wyandot and Ottawa Indians met with British officials near Detroit. A principal chief presented a wampum belt to symbolize renewed friendship. He declared that they would bury the war hatchet in a bottomless pit. These talks followed the surrender of Fort Detroit by French Colonel François-Marie Picoté de Belestre. Such agreements attempted
to stabilize regions recently conquered by European powers.
On the 7th of April, Tacky's War began in Jamaica. Enslaved Africans led a rebellion that lasted eighteen months. During the uprising, sixty white residents died while over four hundred black rebels perished. Five hundred survivors were deported to British Honduras. In response, the Assembly of Jamaica outlawed obeah on the 18th of December. This legislation banned animal blood, feathers, parrots' beaks, dogs' teeth, alligators' teeth, broken bottles, grave dirt, rum, and eggshells. Penalties ranged from banishment to execution. The law targeted African religious practices specifically within the British Empire. Fear of slave revolts drove these harsh legislative measures across colonial territories.
Abbé Charles-Michel
de l'Épée opened a school for deaf education in Paris during an unknown month. It became the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris. Thomas Braidwood established Braidwood's Academy for the Deaf and Dumb in Edinburgh. These institutions represented the first free schools for the deaf globally. Daniel Bernoulli presented a mathematical model at the French Academy of Sciences on the 30th of April. His work studied population dynamics of infectious disease for the first time. Western countries paid three million ounces of silver for Chinese goods that year. Abu Dhabi was founded around an approximate date as well. These developments laid
groundwork for future educational and economic systems worldwide.
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Common questions
When did King George II die and who succeeded him in 1760?
King George II died on the 25th of October 1760 in London. His grandson became King George III at age twenty-two.
What were the major military outcomes of the Seven Years' War in India and Canada during 1760?
British general Sir Eyre Coote defeated French forces under Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau at Wandiwash in January. By September, Jeffery Amherst captured Montreal to bring Canada completely under British control after Marshal François Gaston de Lévis led 7,000 troops up the St. Lawrence River.
How many people died when a British fleet ran aground off Bolt Head in 1760?
A British fleet ran aground off Bolt Head and lost 699 lives during the events of 1760.
Why did the Assembly of Jamaica outlaw obeah on the 18th of December 1760?
The Assembly of Jamaica outlawed obeah on the 18th of December 1760 because fear of slave revolts drove harsh legislative measures across colonial territories following Tacky's War. This legislation banned animal blood, feathers, parrots' beaks, dogs' teeth, alligators' teeth, broken bottles, grave dirt, rum, and eggshells with penalties ranging from banishment to execution.
When did Daniel Bernoulli present his paper on infectious disease dynamics for the first time in Paris?
Daniel Bernoulli presented a mathematical model at the French Academy of Sciences on the 30th of April 1760. His work studied population dynamics of infectious disease for the first time.