The 1800s

1801 225 years ago

French Revolutionary Wars: The 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo was captured by the outmanned and outgunned HMS Speedy

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 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo was captured by the outmanned and outgunned HMS Speedy

1801 225 years ago

First Barbary War: The Barbary corsairs of Tripoli declared war on the United States by cutting down the flagstaff in fr

The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the 1801–1815 Barbary Wars, in which the United States fought a…

First Barbary War: The Barbary corsairs of Tripoli declared war on the United States by cutting down the flagstaff in fr

1801 225 years ago

French Revolutionary Wars: A Royal Navy squadron failed to eliminate a smaller French Navy squadron at Algeciras…

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 Royal Navy squadron failed to eliminate a smaller French Navy squadron at Algeciras…

1801 225 years ago

French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of Spanish and French…

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 squadron of British ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of Spanish and French…

1800

The Septinsular Republic is established

The Septinsular Republic, also known as the Republic of the Seven United Islands, was an oligarchic republic that existed from 1800 to 1807 under nominal Russian and Ottoman sovere…

The Septinsular Republic is established

1800

The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 t

The Library of Congress is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the de facto national library of t…

The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 t

1800

The 6th United States Congress recesses, and the process of moving the Federal government of the United States from Phil

The 6th United States Congress was the 6th meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It …

The 6th United States Congress recesses, and the process of moving the Federal government of the United States from Phil

1800

David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba

David Thompson was a British fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's career, he travelled 90,000 k…

David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba

1800

The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and

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…

The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and

1800

War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria

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 Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria

1800

War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria

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: Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria

1800

Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (died 1864)

Louis Christophe François Hachette was a French publisher who established a Paris publishing house designed to produce books and other material to improve the system of school inst…

Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (died 1864)

1800

Roman Sanguszko, Polish general (died 1881)

Prince Roman Adam Stanisław Sanguszko (1800–1881) was a Polish aristocrat, patriot, political and social activist.

Roman Sanguszko, Polish general (died 1881)

1800

John Brown, American abolitionist (died 1859)

John Brown was an American abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War. First reaching national prominence in the 1850s for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleedin…

John Brown, American abolitionist (died 1859)

1800

George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (died 1888)

George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan,, styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish peer and military officer. He was one of three men, along with Louis Nolan and Lord …

George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (died 1888)

1800

Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (died 1877)

José María Rómulo Díaz de la Vega Fuentes was a Mexican military officer and politician. As commander of the garrison in Mexico City, he was the de facto president of Mexico in 185…

Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (died 1877)

1800

Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose, French cardinal (died 1883)

Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose was a French Catholic and senator. He was the last surviving cardinal to have been born in the 18th century.

Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose, French cardinal (died 1883)

1800

Edward Deas Thomson, Australian educator and politician, Chief Secretary of New South Wales (died 1879)

Sir Edward Deas Thomson was a Scotsman who became an administrator and politician in Australia, and was chancellor of the University of Sydney.

Edward Deas Thomson, Australian educator and politician, Chief Secretary of New South Wales (died 1879)

1800

Samuel Wright Mardis, American politician (died 1836)

Samuel Wright Mardis was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama. He was born on June 12, 1800, in Fayetteville, Tennessee. H…

Samuel Wright Mardis, American politician (died 1836)

1800

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, English-Irish astronomer and politician (died 1867)

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, was an English engineer and astronomer. He built several giant telescopes. His 72-inch telescope, built in 1845 and colloquially known as the "L…

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, English-Irish astronomer and politician (died 1867)

1800

Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (died 1846)

Karol Marcinkowski was a Polish physician, social activist in the Greater Poland region, supporter of the basic education programmes, organizer of the Scientific Help Society and t…

Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and activist (died 1846)

1800

Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (died 1878)

Sidney Breese, a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Ch…

Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (died 1878)

1800

Juan José Flores, Venezuelan general and politician, 1st President of Ecuador (died 1864)

Juan José Flores y Aramburu was a Venezuelan-born military general who became the first, third and fourth President of the new Republic of Ecuador. He is often referred to as "The …

Juan José Flores, Venezuelan general and politician, 1st President of Ecuador (died 1864)

1800

William Cowper, English poet (born 1731)

William Cowper was an English poet and Anglican hymnwriter.

William Cowper, English poet (born 1731)