1782 in France
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Events from the year 1782 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 25-26 January â 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 â Battle of Sadras (Anglo-French War (1778â1783)): A French fleet under the Baillie de Suffren clashes with the British in the Bay of Bengal
- 22 February â Capture of Montserrat from the British
- 12 April â Battle of the Saintes: A French fleet under de Grasse is defeated by a British fleet under Admiral Rodney
- 19 April â Battle of the Mona Passage: Four French ships are captured by the British
- 6 July â Battle of Negapatam: A French fleet clashes with the British in the Bay of Bengal
- 14 December â The Montgolfier brothers first test fly a hot air balloon in France; it floats nearly 2 km (1.2 mi)[2]
- Ironworks at Le Creusot established; first smelting with coke in France[3]
Arts and culture
Music
- 1 January â First performance of the opera Colinette à la cour
Births
- 18 August â Marcellin Marbot, general (died 1854)
- 28 August â Antoine Maurice Apollinaire d'Argout, statesman, minister and governor (died 1858)
Full date unknown
- Charles-René Laitié, sculptor (died 1862)
Deaths
- 4 January â Ange-Jacques Gabriel, architect (born 1698)
- 2 March â Princess Sophie of France, princess (born 1734)
- 6 August â Nicolas Chédeville, composer (born 1705)
- 21 November â Jacques de Vaucanson, inventor and artist (born 1709)[4]
