Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1759. 1759 (MDCCLIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on...
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Battle of the Plains of Abraham (redirect from Battle of Quebec (1759))
describe the North American theatre). The battle, which began on 13 September 1759, was fought on a plateau by the British Army and Royal Navy against the French...
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William Wilberforce (redirect from Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833)
William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade....
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Clotilde of France (redirect from Clotilde of France (1759 - 1802))
Marie Clotilde of France (Marie Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière; 23 September 1759 – 7 March 1802), known as Clotilde in Italy, was Queen of Sardinia by marriage...
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Great Britain in the Seven Years' War (redirect from Annus Mirabilis of 1759)
firmer leadership, enabling it to consolidate and achieve its war aims. In 1759, Britain enjoyed an Annus Mirabilis, with success over the French on the...
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Events from the year 1759 in Canada. French Monarch: Louis XV British and Irish Monarch: George II Governor General of New France: Pierre François de Rigaud...
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Timeline of the American Revolution (redirect from Timeline of United States pre-history (1700–1759))
Timeline of the American Revolution—timeline of the political upheaval culminating in the 18th century in which Thirteen Colonies in North America joined...
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French ship Formidable (1751) (redirect from French ship Formidable (1759))
under Mac Nemara. She fought at the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759, where she served as the flagship of Saint André du Vergé. HMS Resolution...
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