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1793
1793		Second Partition of Poland
Jan 1793		Britain joins coalition
14-17 Jan 1793		The Convention debates the fate of the King.
21 Jan 1793		Execution of King Louis XVI
1 Feb 1793		France declares war on England and Holland
14 Feb 1793		France annexes Monaco.
18-25 Feb 1793		Napoleon participates in attack on island of Maddalena (under Sardinian control).
Mar 1793		Spain joins coalition
Mar? 1793		France annexes Belgium.
1 Mar 1793		Prince Frederick of Saxe-Coburg Saalfeld marches into Belgium. Brunswick (later?) besieges Custine in Mainz.
7 Mar 1793		France declares war on Spain
9 Mar 1793		Convention authorises representatives en mission. Levy of 300,000 men authorised
10 Mar 1793		Revolutionary Tribunal established
11 Mar 1793		Revolt in La Vendée begins
18 Mar 1793		Dumouriez loses Battle of Neerwinden to Saxe-Coburg (Austria). Many French volunteers desert. The Austrians (later?) recover Brussels.
21 Mar 1793		Comités de surveillance established in every commune
21 Mar 1793		Dumouriez defeated again at Louvain.
26 Mar 1793		Committee of Public Safety established
4 Apr 1793		Dumouriez defects to the Austrians after being accused of treason. He was replaced by Dampierre.
13 Apr 1793		Marat brought before Revolutionary Tribunal.
May-Oct 1793		Federalist revolts in the provinces against the Convention.
4 May 1793		First maximum
8 May 1793		Dampierre killed near Condé while trying to halt Saxe-Coburg's advance. Custine was appointed to take command of the Army of the North.
18 May 1793		Spanish win major engagement against French at Mas d'Eu.
20 May 1793		Kellermann appointed commander of the armies of the Alps and Italy
21-23 May 1793		Custine defeated near Valenciennes by Saxe-Coburg (Austria). Later recalled to Paris and replaced by Houchard.
28 May 1793		Insurrectionary Committee formed
2 Jun 1793		Final overthrow of Girondins
10 Jun 1793		Napoleon and his family forced to leave Corsica.
14 Jun 1793		Napoleon and family arrive in Toulon
24 Jun 1793		Constitution of 1793
Jul 1793		The English land in Corsica.
10 Jul 1793		Fall of Condé to Austrians.
13 Jul 1793		Murder of Marat
17 Jul 1793		Final abolition of all feudal rights.
17 Jul 1793		Beginning of counter-Revolutionary unrest in Lyon
24 Jul 1793		Napoleon participates in Carteaux's successful attack on rebels in Avignon.
27 Jul 1793		Robespierre joins Committee of Public Safety
29 Jul 1793		Valenciennes falls to Austrians. The Army of the North under Houchard then retreats to Arras.
? Aug 1793		Mainz captured by Prussians.
? Aug 1793		Counter-revolution in full swing in the Vendée. Lyon and Marseille also declare for the mnrchy.
9 Aug 1793		Kellermann begins siege of Lyon
20 Aug 1793		Kellermann appointed commander of the Army of the Centre
23 Aug 1793		Decree of levée en masse.
25 Aug 1793		Napoleon takes part in the bloody capture of Marseille from the rebels.
27 Aug 1793		Rebellion begins in Toulon. Admiral Hood entered the harbour with 21 ships, accompanied by a Spanish squadron.
28 Aug 1793		A. P. de Custine dies in Paris
5 Sep 1793		Attempted coup by Hébertists
6 Sep 1793		Anglo-Hanoverians under York besieging Dunkirk defeated by Houchard at Hondschoote.
7 Sep 1793		Republican forces invest Toulon.
13 Sep 1793		Netherlanders under Orange defeated by Houchard at Menin
16 Sep 1793		Saliceti appoints Napoleon temporary artillery commander at Toulon
17 Sep 1793		Law of Suspects
22 Sep 1793		Jourdan appointed commander of the Army of the North. Houchard arrested.
29 Sep 1793		Law of General maximum
Oct 1793		Kellermann arrested and imprisoned
Oct 1793		Pichegru appointed commander of the Army of the Rhine.
Oct? 1793		Carnot joins the Army of the North and orders Jourdan to relieve Maubeuge, which was being besieged by the Austrians.
7 Oct 1793		Adoption of Republican Calendar: Year II deemed to have begun on 22 September
9 Oct 1793		Lyon retaken by Republicans.
15-16 Oct 1793		Jourdan defeats Austrians under Saxe-Coburg at Wattignies
16 Oct 1793		Marie Antoinette executed
19 Oct 1793		Napoleon promoted Major
31 Oct 1793		Girondin leaders executed
6 Nov 1793		Duc d'Orleans executed.
8 Nov 1793		Madame Roland executed.
11 Nov 1793		Bailly executed.
17 Nov 1793		Dugommier arrives to take command at Toulon.
17 Nov 1793		J. N. Houchard dies in Paris
28-30 Nov 1793		Prussians under Brunswick defeat Hoche at Kaiserslautern
29 Nov 1793		Barnave executed.
Dec 1793		Pichegru helps Hoche to drive the Austro-Prussian armies from Alsace.
19 Dec 1793		English evacuate Toulon
22 Dec 1793		Napoleon promoted General of Brigade
22 Dec 1793		Hoche defeats Prussians under Brunswick at Fröschwiller
23 Dec 1793		Vendeans defeated at Savenay
26 Dec 1793		Austrians under Wurmser defeated by Hoche at Geisberg

Note: These chronologies were prepared while the author was researching Napoleon's 1796-7 campaign in Italy, and they naturally refer largely to people who were involved in that campaign, or had a hand in shaping the military history of the period leading up to it. They were never intended to be complete or exhaustive, and they have been posted here merely in case the information contained in them should be of interest to others. However, when time permits, the author hopes to add further material. The chronologies were compiled from standard reference works, but while the usual efforts were made to ensure accuracy, there may be errors. As always, it is advisable to cross-check. The major source works were: Balteau, J., and others, eds. Dictionnaire de biographie française. Paris, 1933- Berthelot, P.-E.-M., and others, eds. La grande encyclopédie. Paris, 1887-1902 Biographie nationale de Belgique. Brussels, 1866-1986 Der Grosse Brockhaus. Leipzig, 1928 Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford (various editions) Ferrabino, A., and others, eds. Dizionario biografico degli Italiani. Rome, 1960- Hassall, A., European History, Chronologically Arranged (476-1920). London, 1920 Hoefer, D., ed. Nouvelle biographie universelle/générale. Paris, 1852-66 Liliencron, R., von, and Wegele, F. X., eds. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Leipzig, 1875-1912 Michaud, ed. Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne. Paris, 1843-? The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago, c1997 The Pengiun Atlas of World History. London, 1794 Treccani, G., ed. Enciclopedia italiana. Milan, 1929-37 Wurzbach, C., von. Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. Vienna, 1856-91
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