What Happened in 1755

Braddock Leads His Troops And The Provincial Militia On An Expedition To Take Fort Duquesne

Braddock led about 2,000 army troops and provincial militia on an expedition in June 1755 to take Fort Duquesne. The expedition ended in disaster,... Read more

Battle Of Fort Beausejour

The Battle of Fort Beauséjour marked the opening of a British offensive in the French and Indian War (the North American theater of the Seven... Read more

Admiral Edward Boscawen Fires On The French Ship Alcide

When news of the two battles reached England in August, the government of the Duke of Newcastle, after several months of negotiations, decided to... Read more

Battle Of The Monongahela

The Battle of the Monongahela took place on 9 July 1755 in the vicinity of present-day Braddock, Pennsylvania, ten miles upstream from Pittsburgh... Read more

Battle Of Lake George

The Battle of Lake George was fought on 8 September 1755, in the north of the Province of New York. The battle was part of a campaign by the... Read more

Great Lisbon Earthquake

On November 1st 1755, at about 9:40 a.m., an enormous earthquake, followed by a tidal wave and a succession of fires, devastated the city of... Read more