The 1790s

Explore 146 historical events from 1790–1799.

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1796 230 years ago

War of the First Coalition: In the climax of the Montenotte Campaign, Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeats the army of

The War of the First Coalition was a set of wars between a coalition of several European powers and France fought between 1792 and 1797. The coalition was only loosely allied and f…

War of the First Coalition: In the climax of the Montenotte Campaign, Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeats the army of

1792

Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered

Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, known as Tiradentes, was a leading member of the colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as the Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full inde…

Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered

1799

Tipu, ruler of Mysore (born 1750)

Tipu Sultan, commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore, was the Sultan of Mysore from 1782 until his death in 1799. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery. He expanded the iron-cased Mys…

Tipu, ruler of Mysore (born 1750)

1799

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre

The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great B…

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre

1790

Matthew Tilghman, American politician (born 1718)

Matthew Tilghman was an American planter, and Revolutionary leader from Maryland. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776, where he signed the 1774 Co…

Matthew Tilghman, American politician (born 1718)

1797

The Spithead mutiny begins, immobilising the Channel fleet

The Spithead and Nore mutinies were two major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797. They were the first in an increasing series of outbreaks of maritime radicalism in the …

The Spithead mutiny begins, immobilising the Channel fleet

1799

Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (born 1740)

Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from 17 October 1789 to 11 July 1794. In his …

Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (born 1740)

1797

War of the First Coalition: The Peace of Leoben is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Maximilian, Count of Merveldt, creat

The War of the First Coalition was a set of wars between a coalition of several European powers and France fought between 1792 and 1797. The coalition was only loosely allied and f…

War of the First Coalition: The Peace of Leoben is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Maximilian, Count of Merveldt, creat

1797

Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territo

Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby, KB was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Trinidad in 1797. Rising to the rank of …

Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territo

1797

Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces

Verona is the largest city in the region of Veneto in Italy, with 255,131 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city municipalit…

Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces

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1799

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is invaded and Tipu Su

The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict in South India between the Mysore State against the East India Company, Maratha Empire and the Hyderabad State in 1798–99.

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is invaded and Tipu Su

1799

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland

The War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802) was the second war between revolutionary France and a coalition of European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria and Russia, and includin…

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland

1799

Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (died 1850)

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, described as a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his mag…

Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (died 1850)

1799

Mary Anning, English paleontologist (died 1847)

Mary Anning was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist. She became known internationally for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along th…

Mary Anning, English paleontologist (died 1847)

1799

August Kopisch, German poet and painter (died 1853)

August Kopisch was a German poet and painter.

August Kopisch, German poet and painter (died 1853)

1799

Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (born 1728)

Richard Jupp was an English architect particularly associated with buildings in and around London. He served for many years as surveyor to the British East India Company.

Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (born 1728)

1799

Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (born 1740)

Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Spain from 17 October 1789 to 11 July 1794. In his …

Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (born 1740)

1799

Tipu, ruler of Mysore (born 1750)

Tipu Sultan, commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore, was the Sultan of Mysore from 1782 until his death in 1799. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery. He expanded the iron-cased Mys…

Tipu, ruler of Mysore (born 1750)

1799

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre

The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great B…

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre

1799

The end of the Siege of Acre (1799): Napoleon Bonaparte abandons his siege of the Ottoman city of Acre after two months

The siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman city of Acre and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria, along with the Battle of…

The end of the Siege of Acre (1799): Napoleon Bonaparte abandons his siege of the Ottoman city of Acre after two months

1799

Eliza Acton, English food writer and poet (died 1859)

Eliza Acton was an English food writer and poet who produced one of Britain's first cookery books aimed at the domestic reader, Modern Cookery for Private Families. The book introd…

Eliza Acton, English food writer and poet (died 1859)

1799

Joseph Dart, American businessman and entrepreneur (died 1879)

Joseph Dart was an American businessman and entrepreneur associated with the grain industry. He was well educated and at the age of 17 began an apprenticeship in a hat factory befo…

Joseph Dart, American businessman and entrepreneur (died 1879)

1799

Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and publisher (born 1732)

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais was a French playwright and diplomat of the Age of Enlightenment. Best known for his three Figaro plays, at various times in his life he was a…

Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and publisher (born 1732)

1799

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish linguist, biologist, and judge (born 1714)

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical lin…

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish linguist, biologist, and judge (born 1714)

1799

French Revolutionary Wars: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an Ottoman attack at the Battle of Mount Tabor in

The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great B…

French Revolutionary Wars: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an Ottoman attack at the Battle of Mount Tabor in

1799

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeated the French Army of the Danube, capturing the strategically importa

The War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802) was the second war between revolutionary France and a coalition of European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria and Russia, and includin…

War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeated the French Army of the Danube, capturing the strategically importa

1798

The Pitt–Tierney duel takes place on Putney Heath outside London

The Pitt–Tierney Duel took place on 27 May 1798 when the prime minister of Great Britain William Pitt the Younger met his political opponent George Tierney in a duel with pistols o…

The Pitt–Tierney duel takes place on Putney Heath outside London

1798

The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland; Irish rebel leaders defeat and kill a detachment of militia

The Battle of Oulart Hill took place on 27 May 1798 when a rebel gathering of between approximately 1,000 annihilated a detachment of 110 militia sent from Wexford town to stamp ou…

The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland; Irish rebel leaders defeat and kill a detachment of militia

1798

Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (died 1840)

Étienne Bobillier was a French mathematician.

Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (died 1840)

1798

Eugène Delacroix, French painter and lithographer (died 1863)

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.

Eugène Delacroix, French painter and lithographer (died 1863)

1798

George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer (born 1757)

Captain George Vancouver was an English Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for leading the Vancouver Expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pac…

George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer (born 1757)

1798

French Revolutionary Wars: A French force attempting to dislodge a small British garrison on the Îles Saint-Marcouf is

The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great B…

French Revolutionary Wars: A French force attempting to dislodge a small British garrison on the Îles Saint-Marcouf is

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1798

Napoleon Bonaparte and his expedition force leave France to invade Egypt

Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hu…

Napoleon Bonaparte and his expedition force leave France to invade Egypt

1798

William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English lieutenant and politician (born 1722)

William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, was a British nobleman, peer, politician, and great-uncle of the poet George Gordon Byron who succeeded him in the title. As a result of a number of…

William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English lieutenant and politician (born 1722)