7 March 1799ArrivalMarc Isambard Brunel
Brunel lands at Falmouth and travels to London to pursue his engineering proposals.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1799, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Brunel lands at Falmouth and travels to London to pursue his engineering proposals.
Resigns as Under Secretary at the Foreign Office
Appointed Governor of Mysore
Receives the Sicilian title Duke of Bronte.
Resigns due to ill health
Brunel marries Sophia Kingdom after the couple are reunited in London.
Appointed Admiral
Appointed Admiral
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
Begins an affair with Emma, Lady Hamilton.
Appointed Commissioner of the Board of Control
Appointed Chief Justice of Common Pleas
Appointed Commander of the forces in The Netherlands
Brunel works with Henry Maudslay to produce models and machinery for the manufacture of ships' pulley blocks.
The London Corresponding Society is banned
The London Corresponding Society is banned
The Slave Trade Regulation Act is passed to further reduce overcrowding on slave ships
Supports the Bourbon restoration after the collapse of the Parthenopean Republic.
Operates from Palermo during the crisis in the Kingdom of Naples.
Created Duke of Bronte by the King of Naples.
All Radical Societies are banned
The Slave Trade Regulation Act is passed to further reduce overcrowding on slave ships
Appointed Sheriff of Selkirk
The Slave Trade Regulation Act is passed to further reduce overcrowding on slave ships
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