1801
Act of Union
The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland comes into effect. The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland becomes effective
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The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland comes into effect. The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland becomes effective
The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland comes into effect
Strangled in his bed during a Kremlin coups by drunken Russian Officers. Russian officers declare Alexander Emperor
Ignores Parker's signal by putting the telescope to his blind eye.
The Battle of Alexandria is fought between the French army under General Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, where the British troops had advanced towards Alexandria. Abercromby defeats the French but dies during the battle. The British advance and capture Alexandria 2nd Sept 1801
After this Treaty, Great Britain was the sole nation still at war with France
Austria makes peace with France.
Forced to sue for peace, the Austrians signed another in a series of humiliating treaties. This Treaty (along with the Treaty of Amiens of 1802) marked the end of the Second Coalition against Napoleon.
Joseph Bonaparte signed for France, whereas Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, the Austrian Foreign Minister, signed for the Emperor.
The Austrian army had been defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 and then by Jean Victor Moreau at the Battle of Hohenlinden on 3 December.
The signatory parties were the French Republic and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, who was negotiating on his own behalf as ruler the hereditary domains of the Habsburg Monarchy and also on behalf of the other rulers who controlled territories within the Holy Roman Empire.
After this Treaty, Great Britain was the sole nation still at war with France
Austria makes peace with France.
Forced to sue for peace, the Austrians signed another in a series of humiliating treaties. This Treaty (along with the Treaty of Amiens of 1802) marked the end of the Second Coalition against Napoleon.
Joseph Bonaparte signed for France, whereas Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, the Austrian Foreign Minister, signed for the Emperor.
The Austrian army had been defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 and then by Jean Victor Moreau at the Battle of Hohenlinden on 3 December.
The signatory parties were the French Republic and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, who was negotiating on his own behalf as ruler the hereditary domains of the Habsburg Monarchy and also on behalf of the other rulers who controlled territories within the Holy Roman Empire.
The new state is to be called the United Kingdom. The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland becomes effective. Ireland will send 4 spiritual Lords & 28 temporal peers to Westminster. Ireland is to send 100 MPs to Westminster. Churches are united into a single Protestant Episcopal Church
1st Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland assembles
Alexander abandons Paul I's controversial Russian claim to the Grand Mastership of the Knights of Malta.
The locomotive takes its 1st outing on a British road
The British Fleet shells the Danish Fleet & breaks the League of Armed Neutrality
The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland comes into effect
Ranjit Singh assumes the title of Maharaja and establishes a sovereign Sikh monarchy centred on Lahore.
The British Fleet shells the Danish Fleet & breaks the League of Armed Neutrality
The League of Armed Neutrality collapses as Alexander seeks improved relations with Britain.
The battle weakens the League of Armed Neutrality of Denmark, Sweden, Russia and Prussia.
Calculates the orbit of Ceres from sparse observations using celestial mechanics.
England keeps Ceylon & Trinidad & Malta restored to the Knights of St John.
France keeps her continental conquests.
Great Britain recognises the French Republic, the consequent peace, which lasted only one year, is the only period during which Great Britain was not at war with France during the so-called Great French War.
Signed by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.
Signed by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom
England keeps Ceylon & Trinidad & Malta is restored to the Knights of St John.
France keeps continental conquests.
Great Britain recognises the French Republic, the consequent peace, which lasted only one year, is the only period during which Great Britain was not at war with France during the so-called Great French War.
Signed by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Churches are united into a single Protestant Episcopal Church
The Council of State supports Napoleon's mass deportations against the "Jacobins"
Pitt resigns from after his failure to achieve Catholic emancipation & Addington is chosen to succeed him
George III refuses to include Pitts Catholic emancipation in the Act of Union
Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain is awarded Ceylon
The Battle of Alexandria is fought between the French army under General Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, where the British troops had advanced towards Alexandria. Abercromby defeats the French but dies during the battle. The British advance and capture Alexandria 2nd Sept 1801
Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain is awarded Trinidad
The Battle of Alexandria is fought between the French army under General Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, where the British troops had advanced towards Alexandria. Abercromby defeats the French but dies during the battle. The British advance and capture Alexandria 2nd Sept 1801
Pitt recognizes the French Directorate. Pitt has none of the ideological objections he had with the revolutionary regimes
Pitt agrees a peace with France for the sake of security
After this Treaty, Great Britain was the sole nation still at war with France. The Treaty of Luneville declared that "there shall be, henceforth and forever, peace, amity, and good understanding" among the parties. The Treaty required Austria to enforce the conditions of the earlier Treaty of Campo Formio (concluded on 17 October 1797)
Austria makes peace with France.
Forced to sue for peace, the Austrians signed another in a series of humiliating treaties. This Treaty (along with the Treaty of Amiens of 1802) marked the end of the Second Coalition against Napoleon.
Joseph Bonaparte signed for France, whereas Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, the Austrian Foreign Minister, signed for the Emperor.
The Austrian army had been defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 and then by Jean Victor Moreau at the Battle of Hohenlinden on 3 December.
The signatory parties were the French Republic and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, who was negotiating on his own behalf as ruler the hereditary domains of the Habsburg Monarchy and also on behalf of the other rulers who controlled territories within the Holy Roman Empire.
Austria makes peace with France. The signatory parties were the French Republic and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, who was negotiating on his own behalf as ruler the hereditary domains of the Habsburg Monarchy and also on behalf of the other rulers who controlled territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Joseph Bonaparte signed for France, whereas Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, the Austrian Foreign Minister, signed for the Emperor
Austria makes peace with France. The signatory parties were the French Republic and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, who was negotiating on his own behalf as ruler the hereditary domains of the Habsburg Monarchy and also on behalf of the other rulers who controlled territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Joseph Bonaparte signed for France, whereas Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, the Austrian Foreign Minister, signed for the Emperor
After this Treaty, Great Britain was the sole nation still at war with France
Austria makes peace with France.
Forced to sue for peace, the Austrians signed another in a series of humiliating treaties. This Treaty (along with the Treaty of Amiens of 1802) marked the end of the Second Coalition against Napoleon.
Joseph Bonaparte signed for France, whereas Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, the Austrian Foreign Minister, signed for the Emperor.
The Austrian army had been defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 and then by Jean Victor Moreau at the Battle of Hohenlinden on 3 December.
The signatory parties were the French Republic and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, who was negotiating on his own behalf as ruler the hereditary domains of the Habsburg Monarchy and also on behalf of the other rulers who controlled territories within the Holy Roman Empire.
Austria makes peace with France. The signatory parties were the French Republic and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, who was negotiating on his own behalf as ruler the hereditary domains of the Habsburg Monarchy and also on behalf of the other rulers who controlled territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Joseph Bonaparte signed for France, whereas Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, the Austrian Foreign Minister, signed for the Emperor
After this Treaty, Great Britain was the sole nation still at war with France. The Treaty of Luneville declared that "there shall be, henceforth and forever, peace, amity, and good understanding" among the parties. The Treaty required Austria to enforce the conditions of the earlier Treaty of Campo Formio (concluded on 17 October 1797)
Austria makes peace with France.
Forced to sue for peace, the Austrians signed another in a series of humiliating treaties. This Treaty (along with the Treaty of Amiens of 1802) marked the end of the Second Coalition against Napoleon.
Joseph Bonaparte signed for France, whereas Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, the Austrian Foreign Minister, signed for the Emperor.
The Austrian army had been defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 and then by Jean Victor Moreau at the Battle of Hohenlinden on 3 December.
The signatory parties were the French Republic and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, who was negotiating on his own behalf as ruler the hereditary domains of the Habsburg Monarchy and also on behalf of the other rulers who controlled territories within the Holy Roman Empire.
The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland comes into effect
Is promoted vice admiral before the Baltic campaign.
Is created Viscount Nelson after the Copenhagen victory.
Birth of Benito Juarez
Birth of Brigham Young
Birth of Constantin Siegwart-Muller
Death of Benedict Arnold
Death of Paul I
The Battle of Alexandria is fought between the French General Menou and the British Abercrombie, where the British troops had advanced towards Alexandria. Abercromby defeats the French but dies during the battle. The British advance and capture Alexandria 2nd Sept 1801
The Battle of Alexandria is fought between the French army under General Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, where the British troops had advanced towards Alexandria. Abercromby defeats the French but dies during the battle. The British advance and capture Alexandria 2nd Sept 1801
The British victory at Copenhagen helps end the League of Armed Neutrality during the opening weeks of Alexander's reign.
British forces destroy or capture many Danish ships during the battle.
Nelson attacks Danish ships to keep Baltic ports open to Britain.
Parker orders retreat, but Nelson famously puts the telescope to his blind eye.
The Battle of Copenhagen helps end the League of Armed Neutrality.
Parker orders retreat, Nelson holds a telescope to a blind patch saying he cannot see. Parker & Nelson defeat the Danish fleet
Commands the Baltic expedition at Copenhagen.
Is crowned Emperor of Russia in Moscow several months after succeeding Paul I.
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