Events from the year 1707 in France.
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Incumbents
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edit- April 25: Battle of Almansa, described as "probably the only Battle in history in which the English forces were commanded by a Frenchman, the French by an Englishman."[2]
- May 2–3: Action of 2 May 1707
- July 29-August 21: Battle of Toulon: Prince Eugene is forced to abandon his attempt to take the naval port of Toulon
- October 21: Battle at The Lizard
Births
edit- January 8 - Louis, Dauphin of France, son of Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy (died 1712)
- April 10 - Michel Corrette, organist and composer (died 1795)
- Nicolas La Grange, playwright and translator (died 1775)
Deaths
edit- February 26 - Louis Cousin, translator, historian, lawyer, royal censor and president of the cour des monnaies (born 1627)
- April 24 - Bernard Desjean, Baron de Pointis, admiral and privateer (born 1645)
- November 5 - Denis Dodart, physician, naturalist and botanist (born 1634)
- Julie d'Aubigny, swordswoman and opera singer (born c.1670)
See also
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References
edit- ^ "BBC - History - Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638-1715)". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Stephens, Henry Morse (1885–1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.