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| + | == Events == | ||
| + | * March 1 – Justice [[Samuel Chase]] is acquitted of [[impeachment]] charges by the [[United States Senate]]. | ||
| + | * March 4 – [[Thomas Jefferson]] is [[Second inauguration of Thomas Jefferson|sworn in]] for a second term as President of the United States. | ||
| + | * March 5 – The [[New Brunswick Legislature]] passes a bill to advance literacy in the province, which eventually leads to the creation of public education in Canada. | ||
| + | * April 29 – [[Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck]] is appointed as [[Grand Pensionary]] of the [[Batavian Republic]] by [[Napoleon]]. | ||
| + | * May 26 – [[Napoleon]] is crowned [[King of Italy]]. | ||
| + | * June 4 - The [[First Barbary War]] ends between Tripoli and the United States of America. | ||
| + | * June 13 – [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] in the United States: Scouting ahead of the expedition, [[Meriwether Lewis]] and four companions sight the [[Great Falls of the Missouri River]], confirming they are heading in the right direction. | ||
| + | * August 29 – [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Franz I of Austria]] and his council of ministers vote in favor of going to war with France.<ref>Kinley Brauer and William E. Wright, ''Austria in the Age of the French Revolution, 1789-1815'' (Berghahn Books, 1990) p11</ref> | ||
| + | * August 31 – British Army General [[Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet|David Baird]] departs from [[Cork (city)|Cork]], leading an expedition to capture the [[Cape of Good Hope]]. Their ship arrives on January 4.<ref>"Baird, David", in ''A New General Biographical Dictionary'', Volume 3, ed. by Hugh James Rose (T. Fellowes, 1857) p20</ref> | ||
| + | * September 21 – [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies|King Ferdinand of Naples]] signs a treaty in Paris agreeing to keep Naples neutral during the war between France and the allied powers.<ref>''Tales of the Wars; Or, Naval and Military Chronicle'' (William Mark Clark, 1836) p329</ref> | ||
| + | * September 29 – [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Admiral Nelson]] of the British [[Royal Navy]] takes command of the fleet off of the coast of [[Cadiz]], in order to counteract the navies of France and Spain.<ref>''The Englishman's library: comprising a series of historical, biographical, and national information'' (Charles Knight, 1824) p165</ref> | ||
| + | * October 16–19 – [[War of the Third Coalition]]: [[Ulm Campaign]] – [[Battle of Ulm]]: Austrian General [[Karl Mack von Leiberich|Mack von Leiberich]] is forced to surrender his entire army to Napoleon, after being surrounded. | ||
| + | * October 21 – [[Napoleonic Wars]]: [[War of the Third Coalition]] – [[Battle of Trafalgar]]: The British fleet, led by Admiral [[Horatio Nelson]], defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain; however, Admiral Nelson is fatally shot. | ||
| + | * October 31 – Sweden, led by [[Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden|King Gustav IV Adolf]], declares war on France.<ref>H. Arnold Barton, ''Scandinavia in the Revolutionary Era: 1760–1815'' (University of Minnesota Press, 1986) p267</ref> | ||
| + | * November 7 – The [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] arrives at the Pacific Ocean. | ||
| + | * December 2 – [[Napoleonic Wars]]: [[Battle of Austerlitz]] – French troops under [[Napoleon]] decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force. | ||
| + | * December 26 – The [[Peace of Pressburg (1805)|Peace of Pressburg]] between France and Austria is signed in the [[Primate's Palace]], Pressbury (modern-day [[Bratislava]]). | ||
| + | * December 31 – The [[French Republican Calendar]] (which featured a 10-day week until 1802) is used for the last time, 8 days after being annulled by [[Napoleon]], with the final official date being "9 [[Nivôse]] in Year XIV of the Revolution".<ref>Thomas Carlyle, ''The French Revolution'' (Courier Corporation, 2012) p210</ref> | ||
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| + | * Napoleon orders his soldiers to be [[vaccination|vaccinated]]. | ||
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Contents
Events
- March 1 – Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted of impeachment charges by the United States Senate.
- March 4 – Thomas Jefferson is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.
- March 5 – The New Brunswick Legislature passes a bill to advance literacy in the province, which eventually leads to the creation of public education in Canada.
- April 29 – Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck is appointed as Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic by Napoleon.
- May 26 – Napoleon is crowned King of Italy.
- June 4 - The First Barbary War ends between Tripoli and the United States of America.
- June 13 – Lewis and Clark Expedition in the United States: Scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River, confirming they are heading in the right direction.
- August 29 – Emperor Franz I of Austria and his council of ministers vote in favor of going to war with France.[1]
- August 31 – British Army General David Baird departs from Cork, leading an expedition to capture the Cape of Good Hope. Their ship arrives on January 4.[2]
- September 21 – King Ferdinand of Naples signs a treaty in Paris agreeing to keep Naples neutral during the war between France and the allied powers.[3]
- September 29 – Admiral Nelson of the British Royal Navy takes command of the fleet off of the coast of Cadiz, in order to counteract the navies of France and Spain.[4]
- October 16–19 – War of the Third Coalition: Ulm Campaign – Battle of Ulm: Austrian General Mack von Leiberich is forced to surrender his entire army to Napoleon, after being surrounded.
- October 21 – Napoleonic Wars: War of the Third Coalition – Battle of Trafalgar: The British fleet, led by Admiral Horatio Nelson, defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain; however, Admiral Nelson is fatally shot.
- October 31 – Sweden, led by King Gustav IV Adolf, declares war on France.[5]
- November 7 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition arrives at the Pacific Ocean.
- December 2 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz – French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
- December 26 – The Peace of Pressburg between France and Austria is signed in the Primate's Palace, Pressbury (modern-day Bratislava).
- December 31 – The French Republican Calendar (which featured a 10-day week until 1802) is used for the last time, 8 days after being annulled by Napoleon, with the final official date being "9 Nivôse in Year XIV of the Revolution".[6]
Date unknown
- Napoleon orders his soldiers to be vaccinated.
A Birth
| Title | Born | Place of birth | Died | Summary | Description |
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| Alexander Burnes | 16 May 1805 | Scotland Montrose | 2 November 1841 | Diplomat Spook Explorer | UK "spymaster" diplomat |
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References
- ↑ Kinley Brauer and William E. Wright, Austria in the Age of the French Revolution, 1789-1815 (Berghahn Books, 1990) p11
- ↑ "Baird, David", in A New General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 3, ed. by Hugh James Rose (T. Fellowes, 1857) p20
- ↑ Tales of the Wars; Or, Naval and Military Chronicle (William Mark Clark, 1836) p329
- ↑ The Englishman's library: comprising a series of historical, biographical, and national information (Charles Knight, 1824) p165
- ↑ H. Arnold Barton, Scandinavia in the Revolutionary Era: 1760–1815 (University of Minnesota Press, 1986) p267
- ↑ Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution (Courier Corporation, 2012) p210
