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== Events ==
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* January 9 – [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[William Pitt the Younger]] introduces an [[income tax]] of two [[shilling]]s to the [[pound sterling|pound]], to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the [[Napoleonic Wars]].
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* January 17 – [[Maltese people|Maltese]] patriot [[Dun Mikiel Xerri]], along with a number of other patriots, is executed.
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* January 21 – The [[Parthenopean Republic]] is established in Naples by French General [[Jean Étienne Championnet]]; King [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies]] flees.
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* March 7 – [[Siege of Jaffa]]: [[Napoleon]] captures [[Jaffa]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 [[Albania]]n captives.
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* May 4 – [[Battle of Seringapatam]]: [[Tipu Sultan]] is defeated and killed by the British; the captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam ends.
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* May 21 – The [[Siege of Acre (1799)|Siege of Acre]] ends after two months; [[Napoleon]]'s attempt to widen his Middle Eastern campaign into Syria is frustrated by Ottoman forces, and he withdraws to Egypt.
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* June 13 – [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies]] is restored to his kingdom following the collapse of the [[Parthenopean Republic]].
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* July 12 – [[Ranjit Singh]] captures [[Lahore]] from the [[Bhangi Misl]], a key step in establishing the [[Sikh Empire]], and becoming [[Maharaja]] of the [[Punjab region|Punjab]].
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* July 25 – At [[Aboukir]], Egypt, [[Napoleon]] defeats 10,000 [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Mamluk]] troops under [[Mustafa Pasha (Egypt)|Mustafa Pasha]].
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* August 29 – [[Pope Pius VI]], at the time the longest reigning Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, dies as a [[prisoner of war]] in the citadel of the French city of [[Valence, Drôme|Valence]], after 24½ years of rule.
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* September 23 – [[Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford]], the [[Governor of British Ceylon]] (now [[Sri Lanka]], issues a proclamation declaring that the laws of the Netherlands for the conquered [[Dutch Ceylon]] shall be enforced until superseded by new laws.<ref>adaraja, T. (1972). The Legal System of Ceylon in Its Historical Setting. E. J. Brill. p. 181.</ref>
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* September 29 – the [[Roman Republic (18th century)|Second Roman Republic]], a [[puppet state]] formed by the French Army after their dissolution of the [[Papal States]] and the occupation of [[Rome]], is dissolved 19 months after its creation on February 15, 1798.<ref>Formica, Marina (2004). "The Protagonists and the Principal Phases of the Roman Republic of 1798 to 1799". In Burton, Deborah; et al. (eds.). Tosca's Prism: Three Moments of Western Cultural History. Northeastern University Press. p. 67</ref>
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* October 16 – [[Action of 16 October 1799]]: A Spanish treasure convoy worth more than £54,000,000 is captured by the British [[Royal Navy]] off [[Vigo]].
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* November 9 ([[Coup of 18 Brumaire]]) – [[Napoleon]] overthrows the [[French Directory]] in a ''coup d'état'', which ends the [[French Revolution]].
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* November 10 (19 Brumaire) – A remnant of the [[Council of Ancients]] in France abolishes the [[Constitution of the Year III]], and ordains the [[French Consulate]] with Napoleon as First Consul, with the [[Constitution of the Year VIII]].
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* December 10 – France adopts the metre as its official unit of length.
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* December 14 – [[George Washington]], first [[President of the United States]], dies at [[Mount Vernon, Virginia]], aged 67.
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* December 31 – The [[Dutch East India Company]]'s charter is allowed to expire by the [[Batavian Republic]].
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* The Place Royale in Paris is renamed ''[[Place des Vosges]]'', when the Department of Vosges becomes the first to pay new Revolutionary taxes.
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* [[Eli Whitney]], holding a 1798 United States government contract for the manufacture of [[musket]]s, is introduced by [[Oliver Wolcott, Jr.]] to the  concept of [[interchangeable parts]], an origin of the [[American system of manufacturing]].<ref>Woodbury, Robert S. (1960). "The Legend of Eli Whitney and Interchangeable Parts"</ref
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* [[William Cockerill]] begins building [[cotton-spinning machinery|cotton-spinning]] equipment in Belgium.
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General Napoleon Bonaparte commits a coup d'etat, ending the French Revolution
year 1799

Events

Date unknown




 

Event

EventStartEndDescription
French Revolution5 May 17899 November 1799Often cited event in world history that has an even more brutal side to it than is usually discussed.

 

A Death

TitleBornDiedPlace of deathSummaryDescription
George Washington22 February 173214 December 1799Virginia
Mount Vernon
United States		Soldier
Deep politician
Revolutionary
Businessperson		First President of the United States

 

A Birth

TitleBornPlace of birthDied
Edward Smith-Stanley29 March 1799Knowsley Park
UK		23 October 1869
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References

  1. ↑ adaraja, T. (1972). The Legal System of Ceylon in Its Historical Setting. E. J. Brill. p. 181.
  2. ↑ Formica, Marina (2004). "The Protagonists and the Principal Phases of the Roman Republic of 1798 to 1799". In Burton, Deborah; et al. (eds.). Tosca's Prism: Three Moments of Western Cultural History. Northeastern University Press. p. 67
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