1796 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1796?
- February 1, 1796 – The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
- February 29, 1796 – The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.
- March 9, 1796 – Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
- April 13, 1796 – The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India.
- April 28, 1796 – The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, the King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.
- May 10, 1796 – First Coalition: Napoleon I of France wins a decisive victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.
- May 14, 1796 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination.
- May 15, 1796 – First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph.
- June 1, 1796 – Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
- July 11, 1796 – The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.
- July 22, 1796 – Surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company name an area in Ohio “Cleveland” after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party.
- August 4, 1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato.
- September 8, 1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano – French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa.
- September 19, 1796 – George Washington’s farewell address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
- November 17, 1796 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Arcole – French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.
- December 19, 1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: Two British frigates under Commodore Horatio Nelson and two Spanish frigates under Commodore Don Jacobo Stuart engage in battle off the coast of Murcia.
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