Slavery
Another propose bill is narrowly lost
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1793 in Great Britain
Explore 39 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1793.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1793
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April
Major
Appointed Major
August
Siege of Toulon
Hood and his British force withdraw to maintain their blockade of the coast, while the French republicans reoccupy the city. French royalists and other opponents of the revolution take over Toulon and invite Hood, whose fleet was blockading the city, to occupy the town
Siege of Toulon
It is hoped that depriving the French revolutionaries of their maritime resources would cripple the revolution. Hood orders the French fleet burned to prevent them falling back into the hands of the revolutionaries, a task carried out by Captain Sidney Smith.
Siege of Toulon
It was hoped that Toulon could be a centre of French resistance to Paris, and also to take possession of the French Mediterranean fleet of fifty eight warships, which lay in the harbour.
Siege of Toulon
The allies, who did not work harmoniously together, are driven out, mainly by the generalship of Napoleon. Occupies Toulon on the invitation of the French royalists, in co-operation with the Spaniards and Sardinians.
Siege of Toulon
Hood orders the French fleet burned to prevent them falling back into the hands of the revolutionaries, a task carried out by Captain Sidney Smith
September
Bridge Riot
Crowds protest Bristol Bridge tolls and proposed street changes.
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel
Rule of Corsica
The island is for a short time added to the dominions of George III, chiefly by the exertions of the fleet and the co-operation of Pascal Paoli, who ruled the Kingdom of Corsica
Siege of Corsica
The island is for a short time added to the dominions of George III, chiefly by the exertions of the fleet and the co-operation of Pascal Paoli, who ruled the Kingdom of Corsica. Hood then turns to the occupation of Corsica, which he had been invited to take in the name of the King of Britain by Paoli
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Alliance Russia, Sardinia, Spain, Naples, Prussia, Austria and Portugal
Forms a coalition with Russia, Sardinia, Spain, Naples, Prussia, Austria & Portugal
America a Prophecy Published
Blake published America a Prophecy, using mythic figures to interpret revolution and liberation.
Arrest of James Muir
The founder of the Scottish Friends of the People is arrested & deported for 14 yrs
Attorney General
Appointed Attorney General
Board of Agriculture
Appointed President of the Board of Agriculture, its 1st President
Commander in Chief
Sent to the Mediterranean Sea as Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief
Sent to the Mediterranean Sea as Commander in Chief
Commission
Appointed Commissioner of the Board of Control for India
Dalton Joins Manchester Scientific Community
John Dalton began teaching and developing scientific investigations after moving to Manchester. The development made new measurements available to physical science.
Ellesmere Canal
Completion of the Ellesmere Canal
Fellow
Elected Fellow of Jesus College
Gates of Paradise Issued
Blake produced For Children The Gates of Paradise, a sequence of emblematic engraved images.
HMS Agamemnon
Takes command of HMS Agamemnon during war with Revolutionary France.
Imprisonment during the Terror
Paine was imprisoned in France during the Terror amid revolutionary political struggles.
Lieutenant
Lord Howe selects Codrington him to be signal lieutenant on the flagship of the Channel fleet at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars
Lieutenant
Lord Howe selects Codrington him to be signal lieutenant on the flagship of the Channel fleet at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars
Lord of the Treasury
Appointed Lord of the Treasury
Mediterranean Fleet
Joins Lord Hood's Mediterranean fleet after war resumes.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Newtown on the Isle of Wight, a rotten borough
Opposition to Execution of Louis XVI
Paine opposed executing Louis XVI and urged an alternative that would demonstrate republican restraint.
Peerage
Created Marquis of Hertford
Remarks on Policy of the Allies
Burke wrote Remarks on the Policy of the Allies, arguing about the war against revolutionary France.
Slavery
Brings before Parliament a Foreign Slave Bill, with the intention of outlawing the use of British ships to the colonies and territories of other countries, Parliament refuses to pass the bill
To Mary Poem Written
Cowper wrote To Mary, a personal poem expressing care for his long standing companion Mary Unwin.
Toulon
Serves during British operations connected with Toulon.
Vice Admiral
Appointed Vice Admiral
Visions of Daughters of Albion
Blake published Visions of the Daughters of Albion, challenging coercion and sexual oppression.
Writes on French Political Character
Wollstonecraft wrote observations on the character of the French nation amid political upheaval.
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