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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1801 in Great Britain
Explore 63 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1801.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1801
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January
Act of Union
The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland comes into effect
Constitution of Great Britain
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
Established Churches Formally United
The union joined the established churches of England and Ireland in a single Protestant episcopal institution.
Irish Customs Arrangements Transitional
The union provided a transitional framework for customs and financial arrangements instead of immediate complete fiscal integration.
Irish Parliamentary Representation Reorganized
The union provided Ireland with one hundred seats in the Westminster House of Commons.
Irish Representative Peerage System Begins
The union created a system through which Irish peers elected twenty eight representatives to the House of Lords.
Legislation
The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland comes into effect
Protestant Episcopal Church
Churches are united into a single Protestant Episcopal Church
Unification
The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland comes into effect
Vice Admiral
Is promoted vice admiral before the Baltic campaign.
Constitution of Great Britain
1st Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland assembles
February
Resignation of William Pitt the Younger
George III refuses to include Pitts Catholic emancipation in the Act of Union
March
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Battle of Alexandria
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
Peace
England keeps Ceylon & Trinidad & Malta restored to the Knights of St John.
Peace
France keeps her continental conquests.
Peace
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.
Peace
Signed by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.
Rule of Ceylon
Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain is awarded Ceylon
Rule of Trinidad
Under the Treaty of Amiens Britain is awarded Trinidad
Treaty of Amiens
Pitt recognizes the French Directorate. Pitt has none of the ideological objections he had with the revolutionary regimes
Treaty of Amiens
Pitt agrees a peace with France for the sake of security
League of Armed Neutrality
The British Fleet shells the Danish Fleet & breaks the League of Armed Neutrality
Neutrality
The British Fleet shells the Danish Fleet & breaks the League of Armed Neutrality
Resignation of William Pitt the Younger
Pitt resigns from after his failure to achieve Catholic emancipation & Addington is chosen to succeed him
April
Battle of Copenhagen
British forces destroy or capture many Danish ships during the battle.
Battle of Copenhagen
Nelson attacks Danish ships to keep Baltic ports open to Britain.
Battle of Copenhagen
Parker orders retreat, but Nelson famously puts the telescope to his blind eye.
Battle of Copenhagen
The Battle of Copenhagen helps end the League of Armed Neutrality.
Battle of Copenhagen
Parker orders retreat, Nelson holds a telescope to a blind patch saying he cannot see. Parker & Nelson defeat the Danish fleet
Battle of Copenhagen
Commands the Baltic expedition at Copenhagen.
Blind Eye
Ignores Parker's signal by putting the telescope to his blind eye.
Neutrality
The battle weakens the League of Armed Neutrality of Denmark, Sweden, Russia and Prussia.
May
Viscount Nelson
Is created Viscount Nelson after the Copenhagen victory.
June
Death of Benedict Arnold
Death of Benedict Arnold
September
Capture of Alexandria
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
Rule of Egypt
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
Siege of Alexandria
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
December
Invention of Locomotive
The locomotive takes its 1st outing on a British road
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