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War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeated the French Army of the Danube, capturing the strategically importa
French soldiers at Fort Julien, near the Egyptian port city of Rashid, uncovered the Rosetta Stone, which was…
War of the First Coalition: A British garrison repelled a French attack on the Îles Saint-Marcouf off the Normandy coast
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 began, with battles beginning in County Kildare and fighting later spreading across the coun
Following the successful French invasion of Malta, the Knights Hospitaller surrendered Malta to Napoleon, initiating two
Outraged by the XYZ Affair, the United States rescinded its treaties with France, resulting in the undeclared…
The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about…
French Revolutionary Wars: British forces commanded by Lieutenant-General Ralph Abercromby invaded the Spanish colonial
War of the First Coalition: Napoleon signed the Armistice of Bologna, agreeing a ceasefire between France and the Papal
French Revolutionary Wars: Off the coast of Brittany, a Royal Navy squadron commanded by William Cornwallis (pictured) f
War of the Pyrenees: France regained nearly all the land it lost to Spain the previous year with its victory in the Seco
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the Fre
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the Fre
French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came
The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria began.
The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was disbanded following the Russian invasion of Poland
Captain George Vancouver of the Royal Navy claimed the land around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest for Great Britai
The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ratified the first codified national constitution in Europe
Russo-Swedish War: During the Battle of Svensksund in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured a third of the Russian…
President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the…