March 20 – The U.S. House of Representatives demands that the U.S. State Department supply it with documents relating to the negotiation of the Jay Treaty; President Washington declines the request, citing that only the U.S. Senate has jurisdiction over treaties.[2]
March 26 – Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at
Nice to take command of the
Army of Italy (37,000 men and 60 guns), which is scattered in detachments as far as
Genoa.[3]
March 30 –
Carl Gauss obtains conditions for the constructibility by ruler and compass of regular polygons, and is able to announce that the regular 17-gon is constructible by ruler and compasses.
April 27 –
Case of the Lyons Mail: During the night, five highwaymen attack the mail between Paris and
Lyon, kill the postmen and steal the funds sent to the armies in Italy.
April 28 – In an impassioned speech, U.S. Representative
Fisher Ames of Massachusetts persuades his fellow members of the House to support the Jay Treaty. [2]
May 6 – Napoleon Bonaparte forms an advanced guard (3,500 infantry and 1,500 cavalry) under General
Claude Dallemagne. He sends this force along the south bank of the
Po River, to cross it with boats at
Piacenza.[5]
September 15 –
Siege of Mantua: Napoleon Bonaparte fights a pitched battle at
La Favorita on the east side of the Mincio River. The Austrians withdraw into the fortress of
Mantua, which is crowded with nearly 30,000 men. Within six weeks, 4,000 die from wounds or sickness.[9]
September 17 – U.S. President
George Washington issues his Farewell Address, which warns against partisan politics and foreign entanglements. In addition, he sets a precedent by declining to run for a third term. [2]
October –
Jane Austen begins writing her first draft of Pride and Prejudice, under the title First Impressions (the book will not be published until
1813).
French forces (9,500 men) under Masséna attack the Austrian army at
Fontaniva. After a desperate assault he is outnumbered, and forced to retreat to Verona.
Battle of Caldiero: French forces are defeated by the Austrians at
Caldiero, and pushed back to Verona. This marks Napoleon's first defeat, losing nearly 2,000 men and 2 guns.[10]
November 17 –
Battle of Arcole: French forces under General Napoleon defeat the Austrians at
Arcole. After a bold
maneuver, he outflanks the Austrian army (24,000 men) under Freiherr
József Alvinczi, and cuts off its line of retreat. Alvinczi is forced to take up a defensive position behind the
Brenta River.[10]
The Spanish government lifts the restrictions against neutrals trading with the colonies, thus acknowledging Spain's inability to supply the colonies with needed goods and markets.
^
abcdeHarper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p171.
^Reginald George Burton (2010). Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy 1796–1797 & 1800, p. 22.
ISBN978-0-85706-356-4
^Reginald George Burton (2010). Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy 1796–1797 & 1800, p. 33.
ISBN978-0-85706-356-4
^Reginald George Burton (2010). Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy 1796–1797 & 1800, p. 43.
ISBN978-0-85706-356-4
^Tyrrell, Henry Grattan (1911).
History of Bridge Engineering. Chicago: Published by the author. pp.
153–154. Retrieved August 16, 2011. 210. The Sunderland bridge over the Wear at Wearmouth.
^Troyano, Leonardo Fernández (2003). Bridge Engineering: a Global Perspective. London: Thomas Telford Publishing. p. 49.
ISBN0-7277-3215-3.
March 20 – The U.S. House of Representatives demands that the U.S. State Department supply it with documents relating to the negotiation of the Jay Treaty; President Washington declines the request, citing that only the U.S. Senate has jurisdiction over treaties.[2]
March 26 – Napoleon Bonaparte arrives at
Nice to take command of the
Army of Italy (37,000 men and 60 guns), which is scattered in detachments as far as
Genoa.[3]
March 30 –
Carl Gauss obtains conditions for the constructibility by ruler and compass of regular polygons, and is able to announce that the regular 17-gon is constructible by ruler and compasses.
April 27 –
Case of the Lyons Mail: During the night, five highwaymen attack the mail between Paris and
Lyon, kill the postmen and steal the funds sent to the armies in Italy.
April 28 – In an impassioned speech, U.S. Representative
Fisher Ames of Massachusetts persuades his fellow members of the House to support the Jay Treaty. [2]
May 6 – Napoleon Bonaparte forms an advanced guard (3,500 infantry and 1,500 cavalry) under General
Claude Dallemagne. He sends this force along the south bank of the
Po River, to cross it with boats at
Piacenza.[5]
September 15 –
Siege of Mantua: Napoleon Bonaparte fights a pitched battle at
La Favorita on the east side of the Mincio River. The Austrians withdraw into the fortress of
Mantua, which is crowded with nearly 30,000 men. Within six weeks, 4,000 die from wounds or sickness.[9]
September 17 – U.S. President
George Washington issues his Farewell Address, which warns against partisan politics and foreign entanglements. In addition, he sets a precedent by declining to run for a third term. [2]
October –
Jane Austen begins writing her first draft of Pride and Prejudice, under the title First Impressions (the book will not be published until
1813).
French forces (9,500 men) under Masséna attack the Austrian army at
Fontaniva. After a desperate assault he is outnumbered, and forced to retreat to Verona.
Battle of Caldiero: French forces are defeated by the Austrians at
Caldiero, and pushed back to Verona. This marks Napoleon's first defeat, losing nearly 2,000 men and 2 guns.[10]
November 17 –
Battle of Arcole: French forces under General Napoleon defeat the Austrians at
Arcole. After a bold
maneuver, he outflanks the Austrian army (24,000 men) under Freiherr
József Alvinczi, and cuts off its line of retreat. Alvinczi is forced to take up a defensive position behind the
Brenta River.[10]
The Spanish government lifts the restrictions against neutrals trading with the colonies, thus acknowledging Spain's inability to supply the colonies with needed goods and markets.
^
abcdeHarper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p171.
^Reginald George Burton (2010). Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy 1796–1797 & 1800, p. 22.
ISBN978-0-85706-356-4
^Reginald George Burton (2010). Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy 1796–1797 & 1800, p. 33.
ISBN978-0-85706-356-4
^Reginald George Burton (2010). Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy 1796–1797 & 1800, p. 43.
ISBN978-0-85706-356-4
^Tyrrell, Henry Grattan (1911).
History of Bridge Engineering. Chicago: Published by the author. pp.
153–154. Retrieved August 16, 2011. 210. The Sunderland bridge over the Wear at Wearmouth.
^Troyano, Leonardo Fernández (2003). Bridge Engineering: a Global Perspective. London: Thomas Telford Publishing. p. 49.
ISBN0-7277-3215-3.