1756 Events

1756
to 1763
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War was a major military conflict that lasted from 1756, as a result of the French and Indian War that erupted in North America in 1754, until the conclusion of the treat...
1756 Jan 27 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is Born
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeus ˈmoːtsart], full baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific ...
1756 Mar 27 Battle Of Fort Bull
The Battle of Fort Bull was a French attack on the British-held Fort Bull on 27 March 1756, early in the French and Indian War. Lt. Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry led his command c...
1756 Apr 7 Battle Of Sideling Hill
The Battle of Sideling Hill was an engagement between British colonial militia and a band of Native Americans that had recently attacked Fort McCord and taken a number of colonial settler...
1756 Apr 18 Battle Of Great Cacapon
The Battle of Great Cacapon (or Mercer's Massacre) was fought on April 18, 1756 between Colonel George Washington's Virginia Regiment and French and French-Allied Indians. Captain Mercer ...
1756 Jun 6 John Trumbull Is Born
American soldier, diplomat, author, and painter John Trumbull was born on June 6, 1756, in Lebanon, Connecticut. Trumbull is best known for his historical paintings depicting the Revoluti...
1756 Aug 10
to 1756 Aug 14
 Battle Of Fort Oswego
The Battle of Fort Oswego was one in a series of early French victories in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War won in spite of New France's military vulnerability. On the w...
1756 Sep 8 Kittanning Expedition
The Kittanning Expedition, also known as the Armstrong Expedition or the Battle of Kittanning was a raid during the French and Indian War that led to the destruction of the American India...