Permanent historical records ยท Updated 2026-11-03

1800 in France

Explore 18 historical events and records for France in 1800.

Historical records for France in 1800

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 18 of 18 unique records.

18Unique records
1 of 1Page
15Named events on this page
9Named people on this page
9Places on this page

March

Commander in Chief

Suchet, Louis-Gabriel ยท Commander in Chief ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Italy

Commander in Chief

Suchet, Louis-Gabriel ยท Commander in Chief ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Commander in Italy

December

Assassination of Napoleon I

Napoleon I ยท Paris ยท First Consul ยท Government / Government of France

The assassination attempt results in further centralization & control

Plot

Napoleon I ยท Paris ยท First Consul ยท Government / Government of France

Escapes an assassination attempt by Royalists resulting in further centralization. Escapes an assassination attempt by Royalists

Exile of Napoleon I

Napoleon I ยท Paris ยท First Consul ยท Government / Government of France

After an attempt on his life Napoleon has 129 "Jacobins" exiled

Other events (month unknown)

Armistice

Murat, Marechal Joachim ยท Naples ยท Commander of Cavalry ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Signs an armistice with the King of Naples

Bank of France

Gaudin ยท Paris ยท Minister of Finance ยท Government / Government of France

Founds the Bank of France

Battle of Marengo

Murat, Marechal Joachim ยท Marengo ยท Commander of Cavalry ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Commands the Cavalry of the Army of the Reserve

Battle of Var

Suchet, Louis-Gabriel ยท Var ยท Commander in Chief ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Succesfully defends the line of the Var in Italy against superior odds

Capture of Papal States

Murat, Marechal Joachim ยท Papal States ยท Commander of Cavalry ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Captures the Papal States after the Battle of Marengo

Capture of Tuscany

Murat, Marechal Joachim ยท Tuscany ยท Commander of Cavalry ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Captures Tuscany after the Battle of Marengo

Commander of Naples

Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu ยท Naples ยท Commander of Naples ยท Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the southern part of the Kingdom of Naples

Commander of Naples

Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu ยท Naples ยท Commander of Naples ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Commander of the southern part of the Kingdom of Naples

French Engineers Assess Sea Levels

Jacques Marie Le Pere ยท Suez ยท Engineer ยท Science / Engineering

French surveyors investigated the elevations of the Mediterranean and Red seas but produced a misleading initial assessment.

Large Three Decker Construction Remains Standard

Sane, Jacques Noel ยท France ยท Naval architect ยท Science / Civil Engineering

French first rate ship design retained carefully planned gun decks and structural proportions. The resulting expertise carried over into later shipbuilding practice.

Marriage

Murat, Marechal Joachim ยท Marshal ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Marries Napoleon's sister Caroline Bonaparte

Siege of Genoa

Hulin ยท Genoa ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defends Genoa under Massena

Siege of Genoa

Massena, Andre ยท Genoa ยท Commander in Chief ยท Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defends Genoa

How these records were prepared

Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.