1758 - What happened in 1758 ?

June 1758

Monday 12:

French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg – James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences.

Friday 23:

British forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany.

July 1758

Saturday 08:

French and Indian War: French forces hold Fort Carillon against British at Ticonderoga, New York.

Tuesday 25:

French and Indian War: The island battery at Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia is silenced and all French warships are destroyed or taken.

August 1758

Friday 25:

Seven Years War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.

November 1758

Saturday 25:

French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control.