1755 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1755 in Great Britain.
Incumbents
Events
- 20 February – General Edward Braddock lands in Virginia to take command of the British forces against the French in North America.
- 25 March – Landslip at Whitestone Cliff in the Hambleton Hills of North Yorkshire.
- June – Joseph Black's discovery of carbon dioxide and magnesium is communicated in a paper to the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh.[2]
- 24 June – Thomas Whitty originates Axminster Carpets.[3]
- 9 July – French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition – British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives.[4]
- 20 November – Henry Bilson Legge resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer and George Grenville as Treasurer of the Navy in protest over payments made to Russia to protect Hanover.[5]
- 2 December – the second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.
- December – formation of 23rd Regiment of Foot, predecessor of the 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot and earliest constituent of The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.[6]
Unknown dates
- The Wolsey hosiery business is established in Leicester by Henry Wood; it will still be trading in the 21st century.[7]
- Building of Roman Catholic clandestine church.[8]
Publications
- 15 April – Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language; Johnson had begun the work in 1746.[9]
Births
- 17 February – Dorothy Kilner, children's author (died 1836)
- 21 February – Anne Grant, poet and author (died 1838)
- 5 July – Sarah Siddons, Welsh-born actress (died 1831)
- 8 September – James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose, nobleman and statesman (died 1836)
- 17 November – Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1828)
- 23 November – Lord's Cricket Ground(died 1832)
Deaths
- 6 April – Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (born 1690)
- 13 July – Edward Braddock, British general (born c. 1695)
- 1 December – Maurice Greene, English composer (born 1696)
See also
References
- ^ "History of Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st Duke of Newcastle - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Experiments upon Magnesia Alba, Quicklime, and Some Other Alcaline Substances", published 1756.
- ISBN 1-904434-30-4.
- ^ "The Battle of the Monongahela". World Digital Library. 1755. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ "51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding), or The King's Own Light Infantry Regiment". regiments.org. 2006-06-04. Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2022-11-26 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Our History". Wolsey. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
- ^ "Tynet, St Ninian's Church". ScotlandsPlaces. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ^ "Icons, a portrait of England 1750–1800". Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-24.