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| Aide de Campe Wellesley, Arthur |  |
| Dublin Appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy |
| Battle of Hogland Charles XIII |  |
| 7th June Hogland Fights at the battle of Hogland |
| Battle of Liman Jones, John Paul |  |
| 17th June Liman Commands the Russian Fleet & defeats a Turkish flotilla under Hasan el Ghasi |
| Battle of Ochakov Potemkin |  |
| 18th May Ochakov The Turks attempt to repulse Potemkin's attack on Ochakov |
| 18th May Ochakov The Turks intend to seize the fortress of Kinburn |
| 7th June Ochakov The Russians prevent a Turkish attack on Ochakov |
| 18th June Ochakov The Turkish flagship is destroyed & Hassan Pasha is forced to retreat |
| Battle of Ochakov Suvurov | |
| 18th June Ochakov Ambushes the rereating Turks, the Turks lose 5 frigates & 3 ships of the line |
| Birth Peel, Robert | |
| Birth of Robert Peel |
| Birth Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| Birth of FitzRoy Somers et, 1st Baron Raglan, eighth and youngest son of Henry Somers et, 5th Duke of Beaufort |
| Birth Kisfaludy, Karoly |  |
| 5th Feb Birth of Karoly Kisfaludy |
| Bishop of Autun Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Autun Appointed Bishop of Autun, a bishopric that is something of a family possession |
| Budget Necker, Jacques | |
| Paris Presents program of reform to the States General but it is not passed |
| Capture of Ochakov Potemkin | |
| Ochakov Captures Ochakov at the mouth of the Danube |
| Composition Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |  |
| 10th Aug Vienna Composes, "The Jupiter Symphony"" |
| Constitution SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| Publication of "Qu'est-ce que le tiers ‚tat?", "What is the Third Estate?", demands the 3rd Estate in government |
| Constitution Washington, George |  |
| Washington New Hampshire becomes the 9th State to ratify the Constitution |
| Diplomacy Catherine II the Great | |
| A Swedish & Turkish Alliance is formed against Russia |
| Director General Finance Necker Necker, Jacques | |
| Paris Appointed Director General of Finance, 2nd term |
| Dismissal Necker, Jacques | |
| Paris Wins contempt of the court & is dismissed |
| Election SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| Paris Elected as the last, 20th, of the Deputies of Paris to the States General |
| Estates General Necker, Jacques | |
| Paris Persuades Louis XVI to summon the Estates General |
| Government Godoy, Manuel de |  |
| Charles IV leaves the Government in the hands of his wife & her lover, Manuel de Godoy |
| Health George IV | |
| Suffers 1st bout of insanity |
| Invasion of Russia Catherine II the Great | |
| St Petersberg Sweden invades 150 miles away from St Petersburg |
| Linnean Society Smith, James Francis Edward | |
| London Founds the Linnean Society which specializes in botany & zoology |
| Massacre Ochakov Potemkin | |
| Ochakov Orders the massacre of all of the Turkish inhabitants in Ochakov |
| Publication SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| Publication of, "Essai sur les Privilges" |
| Publication of "Qu'est-ce que le tiers ‚tat?", "What is the Third Estate?", demands the 3rd Estate in government |
| Publication of, "Vues sur les Moyens d'Execution" |
| Rear Admiral William IV | |
| Appointed Rear Admiral |
| Reform SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| Paris Publication of "Qu'est-ce que le tiers ‚tat?", "What is the Third Estate?", demands the 3rd Estate in government |
| Siege of Choczim Suvorov | |
| 19th Sep Choczim Present at the successful siege of Choczim |
| Siege of Ochakov Suvorov | |
| 17th Dec Ochakov Present at the successful siege of Ochakov |
| Slavery Dolben, William | |
| Support for slave trade abolition results in the passage of the 1788 Bill brought by Sir William Dolben to improve the conditions for slaves by limiting the capacity of slave-carrying ships which crossed the Atlantic |
| Succession Charles IV | |
| Succeeds as King of Spain |
| Madrid Charles IV leaves the Government in the hands of his wife & her lover, Manuel de Godoy |
| Madrid Succeeds as King of Spain |
| Succession Godoy, Manuel de | |
| Madrid Rules Spain with Charles IV's Queen, de Godoy's lover |
| Sydney Philip, Arthur |  |
| 25th Jan Sydney Founds Sydney, becomes Australia Day |
| Sydney Townshend, Thomas | |
| 22nd Jan Sydney Sydney Cove named in honour of Townshend, the settlement becomes known as Sydney |
| Trial Shay, Daniel | |
| Condemned to death by the Massachusetts Supreme Court but later given a pardon |
| Triple Alliance Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 13th Aug Agreed between Britain, Prussia & Holland against France, the Empire & Russia |
