1782 in France

none 1782 Events from the year 1782 in France. Incumbents Monarch – Louis XVIBBC - History - King Louis XVI https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/louis_xvi.shtml www.bbc.co.uk 24 June 2022 Events thumb|150px|Battle of Saint Kitts 25-26 January – Battle of Saint Kitts (American Revolutionary War): A French fleet under the Comte de Grasse clashes with the British in the West Indies 17 February – Battle of Sadras (Anglo-French War (1778–1783)): A French fleet under the Baillie de Suffren clashes with the British in the Bay of Bengal 22 February – Capture of Montserrat from the British 12 April – Battle of the Saintes: A French fleet under de Grasse is defeated by a British fleet under Admiral Rodney 19 April – Battle of the Mona Passage: Four French ships are captured by the British 6 July – Battle of Negapatam: A French fleet clashes with the British in the Bay of Bengal 14 December – The Montgolfier brothers first test fly a hot air balloon in France; it floats nearly 2 km mi onCharles Coulston Gillispie The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation, 1783-1784 Princeton University Press 1983 0-691-08321-5 21 Ironworks at Le Creusot established; first smelting with coke in FranceDupont Étienne https://books.google.com/books?id=poZCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA109 Traite pratique de la jurisprudence des mines, minieres, forges et carrieres: a l'usage des exploitants, maitres de forges, ingenieurs, et des fonctionnaires, ressortissant aux ministeres des travaux publics, de l'interieur et de la justice 1862 Dunod 109 fr Arts and culture Music 1 January – First performance of the opera Colinette à la cour Births 18 August – Marcellin Marbot, general (died 1854) 28 August – Antoine Maurice Apollinaire d'Argout, statesman, minister and governor (died 1858) Full date unknown Charles-René Laitié, sculptor (died 1862) Deaths right|thumb|150px|Jacques de Vaucanson 4 January – Ange-Jacques Gabriel, architect (born 1698) 2 March – Princess Sophie of France, princess (born 1734) 6 August – Nicolas Chédeville, composer (born 1705) 21 November – Jacques de Vaucanson, inventor and artist (born 1709)Vaucanson, Jacques de 611 Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon 24 1928 2 Blangstrup, Chr. Christian Blangstrup J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel Copenhagen da https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/24/0623.html 10 May 2015 See also France History Lists References 1782 Category:1780s in France France