Baltic Fleet
Sails with Parker's fleet to challenge the Armed Neutrality.
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1801 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 63 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1801.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1801
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Block-making Patent
Brunel obtains a patent covering machinery for manufacturing ships' pulley blocks.
Capture of Carnatic
Britain captures the Carnatic region in India
Census
Supervises the 1st British census. 8.3 million England, 1.6 million Scotland, 0.5 million Wales & 5.2 million Ireland
Commander of English Channel
Appointed Commander of the English Channel
Commander of English Channel
Appointed Commander of the English Channel
Death of Ralph Abercromby
Death of Ralph Abercromby, killed in battle
First Lord of Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Invasion of Egypt
Commands an Anglo-Turkish invasion force
Law Of Partial Pressures Formulated
Dalton explained how gases in a mixture exert pressures independently according to their proportions. Its methods affected the scale or precision of subsequent work.
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 1st term
Merton Place
Lives at Merton Place with Emma Hamilton and Sir William Hamilton.
Observatory Almanac Computations Continue
The Greenwich astronomical programme supplied successive editions of calculated celestial positions for navigators and observatory users.
Paddington Canal Basin Opens
The canal's Paddington Arm created a water transport connection between Paddington and the Grand Junction Canal network.
Peace of Amiens
Returns to a brief peacetime role after the Copenhagen campaign.
Portsmouth Block Mill Construction Underway
The emerging industrial complex was planned to accommodate steam powered machinery and integrated timber operations. It provided an early model for integrated industrial manufacture.
Rebellion of Rebels in Channel Flee
Defeats sedition in the Channel Fleet
Rebellion of Rebels in Channel Flee
Defeats sedition in the Channel Fleet
Resignation of Charles Cornwallis
Resigns when the King fails to grant Catholic emancipation
Resignation of George Nugent Temple Grenville
Resigns over George IIIs refusal to assent to Catholic emancipation
Solicitor General
Appointed Solicitor General
Speaker of House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
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