May –
HMS Victory is commissioned and remains in active service for the following 32 years, most notably at the
Battle of Trafalgar (1805).[4][5]
28 May–11 November – American Revolutionary War: In response to the threat of invasion from France, major
militia camps are set up at
Coxheath Common in Kent and Warley Common near
Brentwood, Essex.
16 June – American Revolutionary War:
Spain declares war on Britain.[3]
7 September – American Revolutionary War: French
invasion of Dominica captures the British fort there before the latter is aware that France has entered the war in the
Franco-American alliance.
May –
HMS Victory is commissioned and remains in active service for the following 32 years, most notably at the
Battle of Trafalgar (1805).[4][5]
28 May–11 November – American Revolutionary War: In response to the threat of invasion from France, major
militia camps are set up at
Coxheath Common in Kent and Warley Common near
Brentwood, Essex.
16 June – American Revolutionary War:
Spain declares war on Britain.[3]
7 September – American Revolutionary War: French
invasion of Dominica captures the British fort there before the latter is aware that France has entered the war in the
Franco-American alliance.