1751 in France explained

Events from the year 1751 in France.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Louis XV^[1]

Events

• 28 June  - The first volume of Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopédie (Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers) is published,^{[2] [3]} notably including a map of their figurative system of human knowledge.
• 3 December  - 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

• 1 March  - Amand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis of Puységur, mesmerist (d. 1825)

Deaths

• 5 February  - Henri François d'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC - History - King Louis XV . www.bbc.co.uk . 17 June 2022.
2. Book: d'Alembert, Jean Le Rond. Preliminary Discourse to the Encyclopedia of Diderot. University of Chicago Press. 1995. xxviii.
3. Book: Stark, Sam. Diderot: French Philosopher and Father of the Encyclopedia. The Rosen Publishing Group. 2005.