1757

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Centuries:	17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades:	1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s
Years:	1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760

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**1757 in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	1757 MDCCLVII
Ab urbe condita	2510
Armenian calendar	1206 ԹՎ ՌՄԶ
Chinese calendar	4393/4453-11-12 (丙子年十一月十二日) — to — 4394/4454-11-21 (丁丑年十一月廿一日)
Ethiopian calendar	1749 – 1750
Hebrew calendar	5517 – 5518
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1812 – 1813
- Shaka Samvat	1679 – 1680
- Kali Yuga	4858 – 4859
Iranian calendar	1135 – 1136
Islamic calendar	1170 – 1172
Japanese calendar	Hōreki 7 (宝暦7年)
- Imperial Year	Kōki 2417 (皇紀2417年)
- Jōmon Era	11757
Thai solar calendar	2300

1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).

1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] January

January 2 - Britain captures Calcutta, India.

[edit] February

[edit] March

March 14 - Seven Years' War: On-board the HMS Monarch, Royal Navy Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for breach of the Articles of War.

[edit] April

[edit] May

May 6 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Prague: Frederick the Great defeats an Austrian army and begins to besiege the city.

[edit] June

June 18 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Kolin: Frederick is defeated by an Austrian army under Marshal Daun, forcing him to evacuate Bohemia.
June 23 - Battle of Plassey: 3000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj-ud-Dawlah at Plassey.

[edit] July

July 26 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Hastenbeck: An Anglo-Hanoverian army under the Duke of Cumberland is defeated by the French under Louis d'Estrées and forced out of Hanover.
July 30 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf: A Prussian army under Hans von Lehwald is defeated by the Russian army of Marshal Stepan Apraksin.

[edit] August

French and Indian War: A French army under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm forces the English to surrender Fort William Henry. The French army's Indian allies slaughter the survivors, not understanding what the terms of the surrender were.

[edit] September

[edit] October

October 16 - Seven Years' War: Austrian raiders plunder Berlin.
October 30 - Osman III dies and is succeeded as Ottoman Sultan by Mustafa III.

[edit] November

November 5 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Rossbach: Frederick defeats the French-Imperial army under the Duc de Soubise and Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen, forcing the French to withdraw from Saxony.
November 22 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Breslau: An Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine defeats the Prussian army of Wilhelm of Brunswick-Bevern and forces the Austrians behind the Oder.

[edit] December

December 6 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen: Frederick defeats Prince Charles's Austrian army in what is generally considered the Prussian king's greatest tactical victory.