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Events on December 13 in history

1758Dec, 13

The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.

Duke William was a ship which served as a troop transport at the Siege of Louisbourg and as a deportation ship in the Île Saint-Jean Campaign of the Expulsion of the Acadians during the Seven Years' War. While Duke William was transporting Acadians from Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island) to France, the ship sank in the North Atlantic on December 13, 1758, with the loss of over 360 lives. The sinking was one of the greatest marine disasters in Canadian history.

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Events on 1758

  • 21May

    French and Indian War

    Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. She is returned six and a half years later.
  • 12Jun

    Siege of Louisbourg (1758)

    French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia commences.
  • 26Jul

    Siege of Louisbourg (1758)

    French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
  • 25Aug

    Battle of Zorndorf

    Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
  • 14Oct

    Battle of Hochkirch

    Seven Years' War: Austria defeats Prussia at the Battle of Hochkirch.