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France in 1779

Name: France in 1779 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for France in 1779, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records

4Events

3Named people

4Places

2Categories

Historical records

January

1 January 1779EducationNapoleon I

Autun · Warfare / Military

Enters the College of Autun

March

20 March 1779Treaty of FranceLouis XVI

Warfare / American War of Independence

Frankin meets Louis XVI to confirm the French-American Treaty

Other Events

1779Battle of DominicaFrancois Joseph Paul de Grasse

Dominica · Warfare / American War of Independence

Joins the fleet of Count dEstaing in the Caribbean and distinguished himself in the battles of Dominica and Saint Lucia

1779Battle of Saint LuciaFrancois Joseph Paul de Grasse

Saint Lucia · Warfare / American War of Independence

Joins the fleet of Count dEstaing in the Caribbean and distinguished himself in the battles of Dominica and Saint Lucia

1779EducationNapoleon I

Brienne · Warfare / Military

Begins military studies at the Ecole de Brienne

Names involved

Francois Joseph Paul de GrasseLouis XVINapoleon I

Places involved

AutunBrienneDominicaSaint Lucia

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.