May 11 » War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch–Hanoverian army.
June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg, New France (Old Style date).
June 28 » A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
July 9 » French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
December 4 » Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.
December 6 » Charles Edward Stuart's army begins retreat during the second Jacobite Rising.
Day of marriage May 8, 1774
The temperature on May 8, 1774 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
June 22 » The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
July 4 » Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts.
August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
September 1 » Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
September 4 » New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
September 5 » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
Day of death December 12, 1805
The temperature on December 12, 1805 was about 2.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
June 2 » Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, from the British.
June 13 » Lewis and Clark Expedition: Scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
July 22 » Napoleonic Wars: War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Cape Finisterre: An inconclusive naval action is fought between a combined French and Spanish fleet under Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve of Spain and a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder.
October 21 » Napoleonic Wars: A British fleet led by Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve in the Battle of Trafalgar.
November 16 » Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern: Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Joachim Murat.
December 2 » War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Austerlitz: French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
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