1751 in France
Years in France: | 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s |
Years: | 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 |
Events from the year 1751 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XV
Events
- First volume of Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie is published, notably including a map of their figurative system of human knowledge.
- December 3 – Battle of Arnee in India (Second Carnatic War): A British East India Company-led force under Robert Clive defeats and routs a much larger Franco-Indian army under the command of Raza Sahib at Arni.
Births
- Armand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis of Puységur, French mesmerist (d. 1825)
Deaths
- February 5 – Henri François d'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
References
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