Timeline April 1782

Events in April 1782 4

• 1698 – 1782 Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) Died 12 April 1782, aged 84 Pietro Metastasio, the most celebrated opera librettist of the eighteenth century, died in Vienna on 12 April 1782. His texts were set to music by Handel, Gluck, Mozart, and dozens of other composers across Europe. He served for decades as court poet to the Habsburg emperors.
• 1734 – 1782 King Taksin (1734-1782) Died 7 April 1782, aged 47 King Taksin of Siam was deposed and executed in Thonburi on 7 April 1782 amid a palace rebellion. He had reunified Siam and founded the Thonburi Kingdom after the Burmese destruction of Ayutthaya in 1767. His former general succeeded him as King Rama I, founding the Chakri dynasty.
• 1782 Founding of Bangkok Rama I establishes the Chakri dynasty of Siam General Chao Phraya Chakri was crowned King Rama I of Siam and moved the capital across the Chao Phraya River to Bangkok. He founded the Chakri dynasty, which continues to reign over Thailand today. The new capital was built around a royal palace modeled on the former capital of Ayutthaya.
• 1782 Battle of the Saintes British fleet shatters French Caribbean fleet A British fleet under Admiral George Rodney defeated the French fleet commanded by the Comte de Grasse near the Îles des Saintes in the Caribbean. The French flagship Ville de Paris was captured along with Admiral de Grasse himself. The victory ended French plans to invade Jamaica and strengthened Britain's hand in the peace negotiations.