Biographies A-Z
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q-R
S
T
U-V
W-Z
Events A-Z
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q-R
S
T
U-V
W-Z
General A-Z
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q-R
S
T
U-V
W-Z
Places A-Z
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q-R
S
T
U-V
W-Z
Subjects
Arts
Government
Monarchy
Politics
Religion
Warfare
General
 Chemistry
 Classical Music
 Government Conservative Party
 Government
 Government Provisional
 Government Tory Party
 Government
 House Bathurst
 House Bourbon
 House Hanover
 House Holstein
 Literature
 London Corr Society
 Media
 Military
 Military
 Military
 Napoleonic Wars
 Rebellion
 Rebellion
 Revolution
 Revolution
 Revolution
 Revolution
 Revolution
 Technology
 Tory Party
 Whig Party
Biographies
 Abercromby, Ralph
 Babeuf, Francois Noel
 Barras, Paul Francois
 Bathurst, Henry
 Beauharnais, Alexandre de
 Blake, William
 Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
 Catherine II the Great
 Cavendish
 Charles of Austria
 Clerfayt
 Cornwallis, William
 Danton, Georges Jacques
 Destaing, Jacques Zacharie
 Dundas, Henry
 Elizabeth of France
 George III
 George IV
 Hardy, Thomas
 Haydn, Joseph
 Hughes, Victor
 Jay, John
 Jordan, Dorothy
 Jourdan, Jean Baptiste
 Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
 Lavoisier, Antoine
 Leopold II
 Mack, Karl
 Monroe, James
 Mortier
 Napoleon I
 Nelson, Horatio
 Pichegru, Charles
 Pitt the Younger, William
 Renault, Cecile
 Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
 Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu
 Stewart
 Suvorov, Alexander Vasilyevich
 Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de
 Wellesley, Arthur
 Whitney, Eli
 Wickham, William
 Wilberforce, William
 William IV
Places
 Antibes
 Boxtel
 Cassano d'Ad
 Cirencester
 Corsica
 Courtrai
 Courtrai
 Flanders
 Fleurus
 Fleurus
 Franche Comte
 Genoa
 Hooglede
 Koblenz
 Krakow
 London
 Maastricht
 Maciejowice
 Maciejowice
 Metz
 Odessa
 Paris
 Paris
 Prague
 Raclawice
 St Elme
 St Laurent de la Mouga
 Tournai
 Turcoing
 Venice
 Washington


   Adjutant General   Destaing, Jacques Zacharie
     Appointed Adjutant-General Chef de Brigade
   Ambassador   Monroe, James
  2nd Aug Paris   Appointed Ambassador to France
   Arrest   Danton, Georges Jacques
  31st Mar Paris   Arrested for conspiring with foreign monarchs & links to the India company scandal
   Arrest   Napoleon I
  6th Aug Antibes   Arrested on suspicion of being a Robespierrist
  20th Aug Antibes   Released in order to reinforce the army of Italy's General staff
   Arrest   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  27th July Paris   The convention orders the arrest of Robespirre
   Arrest   Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
     Arrested by the Russians for leading a rebellion
  10th Oct Maciejowice   Suvorov crushes the Polish rebel army & takes the leader, Kosciuszko, prisoner
   Arrest   Suvorov, Alexander Vasilyevich
  10th Oct Maciejowice   Arrests the rebel Polish leader, Kosciuszko, at the battle of Maciejowice
   Assassination   Renault, Cecile
  24th May Paris   Fails in an attempt to assassinate Robespierre
   Assassination   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  22nd May Paris   Survives an assassination attempt
  24th May Paris   Survives an assassination attempt by Cecile Renault
   Bankrupcy George IV   George IV
   London   Forced to marry a wife of his father's choice, Caroline of Brunswick
   Bankruptcy George IV   George IV
   London   Forced to marry a wife of his father's choice, Caroline of Brunswick
   Battle of Boxtel   Wellesley, Arthur
  15th Sep Boxtel   Commands a brigade at Boxtel
   Battle of Cassano d'Ad   Suvorov, Alexander Vasilyevich
   Cassano d'Ad   Defeats the French at the battle of Cassano d'Adda
   Battle of Courtrai   Clerfayt
  11th July Courtrai   The Allied English & Austrian army is defeated by General Charles Pichegru
   Battle of Courtrai   Pichegru, Charles
  11th July Courtrai   The French defeat the Allied English & Austrian army of Count Charles Von Clerfayt
   Battle of Fleurus   Charles of Austria
  26th June Fleurus   Defeated by the French
   Battle of Fleurus   Jourdan, Jean Baptiste
  26th June Fleurus   seizes Chatleroi & defeats the Austrians led by Frederick of Saxe-Coburg at Fleurus
   Battle of Fleurus   Mortier
  26th June Fleurus   Fights at the battle of Fleurus
   Battle of Fleurus   Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu
  26th June Fleurus   Fights at the battle of Fleurus
   Battle of Hooglede   Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
   July Hooglede   The Allied Army is forced to retreat northwards
   Battle of Maastricht   Mortier
  4th Nov Maastricht   Distinguishes himself in battle when the French cross the Rhine
   Battle of Maciejowice   Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
  10th Oct Maciejowice   Suvorov crushes the Polish rebel army & takes the leader, Kosciuszko, prisoner
   Battle of Maciejowice   Suvorov, Alexander Vasilyevich
  10th Oct Maciejowice   Arrests the rebel Polish leader, Kosciuszko, at the battle of Maciejowice
  10th Oct Maciejowice   Crushes the Polish rebel army
   Battle of Prague   Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
  4th Nov Prague   The rebel polish army is Massacred by the Russians
   Battle of Raclawice   Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
  4th April Raclawice   Defeats a superior Russian army
   Battle of St Laurent de la Mouga   Destaing, Jacques Zacharie
   Aug St Laurent de la Mouga   Involved in the battle of St Laurent de la Mouga
   Battle of Tournai   Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
  23rd Sep Tournai   A drawn battle with the Allies
   Battle of Turcoing   Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
   May Turcoing   The Army of the North defeats an Allied Army at Turcoing
   Birth   Blake, William
  28th Nov London   Birth of William Blake
   Birth   Jordan, Dorothy
     Birth of George, son of William IV & Dorothy Jordan
   Birth   William IV
     Birth of George, son of William IV & Dorothy Jordan
   Capture of Corsica   Nelson, Horatio
  21st Aug Corsica   Bombarded by Nelson & harassed by the Corsican Nationalists
  21st Aug Corsica   The French give up the Island to the British
   Capture of Guadeloupe   Hughes, Victor
  7th June Paris   The envoy of the French convention abolishes slavery & recaptures Guadeloupe
   Capture of Koblenz   Jourdan, Jean Baptiste
  23rd Oct Koblenz   Captures Koblenz
   Commander   Barras, Paul Francois
   Paris   Appointed Commander-in-Chief
   Commander   Napoleon I
  1st April   Appointed Commander of the Artillery in the Army of Italy
   Composition   Haydn, Joseph
  3rd Mar   1st performance of, "The Clock" at the King's Concert Hall
  2nd Oct   1st performance of, "Symphony No 99" at London's Hanover Square Rooms
   Constitution   Babeuf, Francois Noel
     Calls for a new popular insurrection to secure the suspended Constitution of 1793
   Constitution   Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
     Proclaims a provisional Constitution & dictatorial powers
   Coup d'Etat   Barras, Paul Francois
  27th July Paris   Prominent in the overthrow of Robespierre
   Coup d'Etat   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  27th July Paris   Overthrown by the revolution of 9th Thermidor
   Coup d'Etat   Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
     Leader of group of exiled Polish patriots & supported by dissident Polish officers
   Death   Beauharnais, Alexandre de
   Metz   Death of Alexandre Beauharnais , guillotined for his failure to relieve Metz
   Death   Danton, Georges Jacques
  5th April Paris   Danton is executed
   Death   Elizabeth of France
  10th May Paris   Death of Elizabeth of France, executed
   Death   Lavoisier, Antoine
  8th   Lavoisier is sent to the guillotine
   Death   Renault, Cecile
  24th May Paris   Fails in an attempt to assassinate Robespierre
   Death   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  28th July Paris   Taken from the hotel de ville & guillotined with 21 of his supporters
   Death   Bathurst, Henry
  6th Aug Cirencester   Death of Henry Bathurst
   Diplomacy   Pitt the Younger, William
  17th Oct   Cuts finances to the Prussian military, blames them for defeat to France in Germany
   Dismissal   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  28th July Paris   Removed from the Revolutionary Tribunal
   Election   Stewart
     1st elected Member of Parliament
   Execution of Beauharnais   Beauharnais, Alexandre de
   Metz   Guillotined for his failure to relieve Metz
   Execution of Danton   Danton, Georges Jacques
  5th April Paris   Death of Georges Jacques Danton
   Execution of Elizabeth   Elizabeth of France
  10th May Paris   Elizabeth of France, sister of Louis XVI, is executed
   Execution of Lavoisier   Lavoisier, Antoine
  8th   Lavoisier is sent to the guillotine
   Execution of Robespierre   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  28th July Paris   Taken from the hotel de ville & guillotined with 21 of his supporters
   Exile of Talleyrand Perigord   Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de
     Forced to leave Britain by Pitt's expulsion order, then arrives at the United States until his return to France in 1796
   Festival Supreme Being   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  8th June Paris   Appointed High Priest for a festival of the supreme being
   Festival Supreme Being   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  8th June Paris   Presides over the deistic worship of the supreme being held on the Champ de Mars
   General   Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu
   Fleurus   Appointed General
   Fleurus   Appointed General after the battle of Fleurus
   General of the Brigade   Napoleon I
  16th Feb   Appointed General of the Brigade, confirmed
  1st April   Joins the Army of Italy under Dumerbion
   Habeus Corpus   Pitt the Younger, William
  11th Nov London   Suspends Habeus Corpus because of fears of Jacobinism & the French revolution
   High Priest   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  8th June Paris   Appointed High Priest for a festival of the supreme being
   Invasion of France   Wickham, William
   Franche Comte   A British spy organizes an Austrian-Piedmontese-emigre invasion through Franche-Comte
   Invention Cotton Gin   Whitney, Eli
     Patents the Cotton Gin
   Lord Privy Seal   Pitt the Younger, William
     Appointed Lord Privy Seal
   Odessa   Catherine II the Great
   Odessa   Odessa is founded as a capital province of "New Russia" & window to the sth
   Peerage   Bathurst, Henry
     Created Earl Bathurst, 3rd
   President   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  27th July   Appointed Committee of Public Safety
  27th July   Appointed President of the Committee of Public Safety
   Press   Babeuf, Francois Noel
     Advocates "practical socialism"
     Publication of, "Tribune of the People"
   Publication   Mack, Karl
     Publication of, "Instructionspuncte Fur Generals"
   Publication   Blake, William
     Publication of, "Book of Urizen"
     Publication of, "Europe: A Prophecy"
   Rebellion   Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
   Krakow   Calls a Polish rebellion against Russia
     Arrested by the Russians for leading a rebellion
   Reform   Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
  28th Mar Paris   The Paris commune is reorganized, Hebertists are replaced by supporters of Robespierre
  10th June Paris   A law is passed establishing the Great Terror
  10th June Paris   Allows juries to convict without hearing evidence
  10th June Paris   In revolutionary tribunals Defense lawyers are banned
  10th June Paris   In revolutionary tribunals juries have to decide between acquital or death
   Retreat Flanders   Abercromby, Ralph
   Flanders   Leads his brigade through Flanders
   Rule of Corsica   George III
   Corsica   The Corsican Nationalist Assembly proclaims the British King sovereign
   Rule of Venice   Leopold II
  27th Feb Venice   Austria & Russia reach agreement on sharing Veetian territories in the Mediterranean
   Scandal   Danton, Georges Jacques
  31st Mar Paris   Arrested for conspiring with foreign monarchs & links to the India company scandal
   Secretary Assembly   Beauharnais, Alexandre de
     Appointed Secretary of the National Assembly
   Secretary   Cavendish
     Serves under Pitt the younger
   Secretary of State   Dundas, Henry Melville
     Appointed Secretary of State for War
   Secretary of War   Dundas, Henry
     Appointed Secretary for War
   Siege of Genoa   Napoleon I
  15th July Genoa   Present at the siege of Genoa
   Siege of St Elme   Destaing, Jacques Zacharie
   May St Elme   Wounded during the siege of St Elme
   Slavery   Wilberforce, William
     Brings before parliament a Foreign Slave Bill, with the intention of outlawing the use of British ships to the colonies and territories of other countries, Parliament refuses to pass the bill
   Treaty of Jay's Treaty   Jay, John
  19th Nov Washington   Settles disputes between the United States & Britain
   Trial   Hardy, Thomas
  6th Nov London   The leader of the London Corresponding Society is acquitted of treason
   Vice Admiral   Cornwallis, William
     Appointed Vice Admiral
   Vice Admiral   William IV
     Appointed Vice Admiral

Subject Index
Arts
 A-Z Biog A-Z General
 Literature Popular Music
Birth Marriage Death
Calendar Year
Countries Exploration
Governments
  A-Z  000-499  500-999
 1000-1299  1300-1499
 1500-1599  1600-1899
 1900-1944 1945-1969
 1970-2007
 Biographies Constitutions
 Coups & Revolutions
 Diplomacy Elections EU
 Legislation & Reform