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1798
1798		Publication of "Lyrical Ballads" by Wordsworth and Coleridge.
1798		Publication of "Essay of the Principle of Population" by Malthus.
1798		Casanova dies.
8 Jan 1798		Eleventh Amendment to the American Constitution becomes law.
9 Jan 1798		Last Irish parliament meets.
19 Jan 1798		Auguste Comte born in Montpellier.
22 Jan 1798		Batavian Republic is established in Holland.
11 Feb 1798		French forces occupy Rome.
15 Feb 1798		Proclamation of the Roman Republic.
5 Mar 1798		The Directory approves Napoleon's plan for an expedition to Egypt.
20 Mar 1798		Beginning of the French elections.
29 Mar 1798		Switzerland reoganised as the Helvetian Republic.
3 Apr 1798		Use of the Republican Calendar made compulsory in France.
26 Apr 1798		The French annexe Geneva.
26 Apr 1798		Eugène Delacroix (painter) born.
11 May 1798		Coup of 22 floréal. The Directory annuls the elections and endorses its own candidates.
18 May 1798		Napoleon sets sail for Egypt.
26 May 1798		Beginning of a rebellion in County Wexford in Ireland.
12 Jun 1798		French capture Malta.
21 Jun 1798		General Lake defeats the Irish rebels at Vinegar Hill near Wexford.
29 Jun 1798		Giacomo Leopardi (poet) born in Recanati.
1 Jul 1798		French under Napoleon land in Egypt and occupy Alexandria.
21 Jul 1798		French win the Battle of the Pyramids.
23 Jul 1798		French enter Cairo.
1 Aug 1798		Nelson wins Battle of the Nile (Aboukir Bay)
19 Aug 1798		Alliance between France and the Helvetian Republic.
22 Aug 1798		The French land 1,000 men under General Humbert at Killala Bay in Ireland.
1 Sep 1798		Treaty between the (English) East India Company and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
5 Sep 1798		The Jourdan Law provides for universal conscription of French males over 20 years of age.
9 Sep 1798		Turkey declares war on France.
21 Oct 1798		D. M. Dupuy dies, Cairo (Egypt).
22 Oct 1798		J. Sulkowski dies, Cairo (Egypt).
19 Nov 1798		Irish leader Wolf Tone dies.
29 Nov 1798		Ferdinand IV of Naples declares war on France.
1 Dec 1798		Ferdinand IV of Naples makes treaty with England.
4 Dec 1798		France declares war on Naples.
4 Dec 1798		Luigi Galvani dies in Bologna.
8-10 Dec 1798		French occupy Turin.
9 Dec 1798		Carlo Emanuele of Sardinia is forced to abdicate.
15 Dec 1798		French enter Rome.
23 Dec 1798		Russo-Turkish treaty against France.
24 Dec 1798		Anglo-Russian treaty.
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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