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| Admiral Cornwallis, William |  |
| Appointed Admiral |
| Admiral Parker, Peter | |
| London Appointed Admiral of the Fleet |
| Affair Nelson Nelson, Horatio | |
| Naples Begins an affair with Emma, Lady Hamilton |
| Alliance Napoleon I |  |
| May Acre Hears of the formaion of the 2nd Coalition of Austria, Britain & Russia against France |
| Arrest Pasha, Mustapha |  |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Surrenders to Murat & is arrested |
| Battle of Aboukir Bay, 2nd Destaing, Jacques Zacharie | |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Appointed General de Division during the 2nd battle of Aboukir Bay |
| Battle of Aboukir Bay, 2nd Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Accepts the surrender of the Turkish leader Mustapha Pasha |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Appointed General de Division during the 2nd battle of Aboukir Bay |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Opens the attack by leading a cavalry charge |
| Battle of Aboukir Bay Beauharnais, Eugene de | |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Napoleon's 17 year old stepson fights at the battle of Aboukir |
| Battle of Aboukir Bay Kleber, Jean Baptiste | |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Leads a division at the battle of Aoukir |
| Battle of Aboukir Bay Lannes, Jean | |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Launches an assault on the Turks followed by the surrender of Aboukir |
| Battle of Aboukir Bay Lanusse, Pierre | |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Leads the French left |
| Battle of Aboukir Bay Napoleon I | |
| 15th July Aboukir Bay 18,000 Turks land at Aboukir, Napoleon marches with 6,000 to the Delta |
| 24th July Aboukir Bay Claims the battle will, "decide the fate of the world" |
| 24th July Aboukir Bay Decides to strike at the Turkish Army |
| 24th July Aboukir Bay Gathers 10,000 infantry & 1,000 cavalry within striking distance of Aboukir |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Marches back to Egypt & rallies his forces to defeat the Turks |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Napoleon is intercepted on his march to Cairo |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Nelson's 5 ships intercept the French at Aboukir Bay |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay The French are defeated & lose 13 of their 17 ships |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay The Turks are defeated with 2,000 killed & 4,000 drowned, the French suffer 220 killed |
| 26th July Aboukir Bay Offers surrender terms to the Turks who have fled to Aboukir castle they refuse |
| Battle of Aboukir Bay Pasha, Mustapha | |
| 11th July Aboukir Bay General Marmont is forced to withdraw to Alexandria & await Napoleon's orders |
| 11th July Aboukir Bay Lands the Turkish forces at Aboukir, 60 transports & 15,000 troops |
| 24th July Aboukir Bay Assembles 10,000 infantry & 1,000 cavalry within striking distance of Aboukir |
| 24th July Aboukir Bay Sits tight for 2 weeks on the beaches due to extensive sickness |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Surrenders to Murat at the battle of Aboukir & is arrested |
| Battle of Canope Destaing, Jacques Zacharie | |
| Canope Commands the centre of the army at the battle of Canope |
| Battle of Novi Joubert, Barthelemy Catherine | |
| 15th Aug Novi Results in a victory for the Austrians and Russians under Fieldmarshal Alexander Suvorov over the French under General Barthelemy Catherine Joubert |
| 15th Aug Novi The Austro-Russian army, led by Suvarov, attacks French positions, in the early moments of the battle, Joubert dies, but the French resist the Austrian attack and counter-attack |
| Battle of Novi Suchet | |
| 15th Aug Novi Fights at the battle of Novi |
| 15th Aug Novi Results in a victory for the Austrians and Russians under Fieldmarshal Alexander Suvorov over the French under General Barthelemy Catherine Joubert |
| Battle of Novi France Suvorov, Alexander |  |
| 15th Aug Novi Results in a victory for the Austrians and Russians under Fieldmarshal Alexander Suvorov over the French under General Barthelemy Catherine Joubert |
| 15th Aug Novi The Austro-Russian army, led by Suvarov, attacks French positions, in the early moments of the battle, Joubert dies, but the French resist the Austrian attack and counter-attack |
| Battle of Ostrach Charles of Austria |  |
| 21st Mar Ostrach Defeats the French under Jourdan in Italy |
| Battle of Stokach Charles of Austria | |
| 25th Mar Stokach Defeats the French under Jourdan in Italy |
| Battle of Stokach Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu | |
| 25th Mar Stokach Fights at the battle of Stokach, French General Jourdan is defeated |
| 25th Mar Stokach Replaces the wounded Lefebvre at the battle of Stokach |
| Battle of Zurich Charles of Austria | |
| 7th June Zurich Charles of Austria defeats Massena at Zurich |
| Birth Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von |  |
| 20th Aug Bayreuth Birth of Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von Gagern, son of Hans Chris toph Ernst, Baron von Gagern,a liberal statesman from Hesse |
| Birth Stanley, Edward | |
| 29th Mar Prescot Birth of Edward Stanley |
| Board of Control Canning, George | |
| Appointed Commissioner of the Board of Control |
| Capture of Aboukir Lannes, Jean | |
| 2nd Aug Aboukir Bay Launches an assault on the Turks followed by the surrender of the citadel of Aboukir |
| 2nd Aug Aboukir Launches an assault on the Turks followed by the surrender of the citadel of Aboukir |
| Capture of Aboukir Napoleon I | |
| 2nd Aug Aboukir Bay The Citadel of Aboukir surrenders to Napoleon |
| 2nd Aug Aboukir The Citadel of Aboukir surrenders to Napoleon |
| Capture of Cairo Napoleon I | |
| 14th July Cairo Arrives in Cairo amid much pomp & ceremony |
| Capture of Egypt Napoleon I | |
| Cairo Captrures Egypt & forms a government |
| Capture of Lahore Singh, Ranjit |  |
| Lahore Captures Lahore |
| Chief Justice Scott | |
| Appointed Chief Justice of Common Pleas |
| Chief of Staff Suchet | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Army of Italy |
| Commander Massena, Andre | |
| Appointed Commander of the army in Switzerland |
| Commander Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| Appointed Commander of the Consular Guard |
| Commander Abercromby, Ralph | |
| Appointed Commander of the forces in the Netherlands |
| Constitution Napoleon I | |
| 10th Nov Helps overthrow the Directory & replace it with the Consulate |
| 25th Dec The Constitution of Year VIII comes into force |
| Consul Ducos, Pierre Roger | |
| 9th Nov Paris Appointed Consul, 1 of 3 in the Directory |
| Consul Napoleon I | |
| 9th Nov Paris Appointed Consul, 1 of 3 in the Directory |
| 10th Nov Paris Helps overthrow the Directory & replace it with the Consulate |
| Consul SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| 9th Nov Appointed Consul, 1 of 3 in the Directory |
| Coup d'Etat Barras, Paul Francois | |
| Paris Overthrown by Napoleon's Coup d'Etat |
| Coup d'Etat Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| Assists Napoleon's takeover of power |
| Coup d'Etat Napoleon I | |
| 10th Nov Paris Helps overthrow the Directory & replace it with the Consulate |
| Coup d'Etat Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Paris Napoleon's younger brother, Lucien Bonaparte, & Talleyrand-Perigord are instrumental in the Coup d'‚tat of 18 Brumaire |
| Death Tippu, Fateh Ali | |
| 4th May Srirangapattana Death of Fateh Ali Tippu |
| Defeat Charles of Austria | |
| 7th June Zurich Charles of Austria defeats Massena at Zurich |
| Director Directorate SieyŠs SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| 9th June Appointed a Director |
| Election SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| May Elected a Director of France in place of Jean-Fran‡ois Rewbell |
| Elector Brandenburg Maximilian I Joseph | |
| Bavaria Appointed Elector of Bavaria, 1799-1806 |
| Excommunication of Talleyrand Perigord Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| The Pope also releases Talleyrand-Perigord from the ban of excommunication |
| General Division Suchet Suchet | |
| Appointed General of the Division |
| General Kleber, Jean Baptiste | |
| Aug Cairo Appointed Commander of the French forces in Egypt |
| Aug Cairo Appointed Commander of the French forces in Egypt after Napoleon returns to France |
| General Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 25th July Aboukir Bay Appointed General de Division during the 2nd battle of Aboukir Bay |
| General of Division Destaing, Jacques Zacharie | |
| Appointed General of Division by Menou |
| General of the Brigade Mortier | |
| Appointed General of the Brigade |
| Governor Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 4th May Mysore Appointed Governor of Mysore |
| Invasion of Egypt Napoleon I | |
| July Cairo Napoleon's troops gather to face a probable invasion of Egypt by the Army of Rhodes |
| 11th July Alenadria The Anglo-Turkish armada begins to bombard Alexandria |
| 22nd Aug Paris Leaves Egypt for France to save the Revolution |
| Invasion of Germany Charles of Austria | |
| July River Rhine Drives the French back across the Rhine |
| Invasion of Mysore Tippu, Fateh Ali | |
| Mysore The British take indirect control of Mysore, restoring the Hindu Wodeyar dynasty to the Mysore throne (with a British commissioner to advise him on all issues). Tipu's young heir, Fateh Ali, is sent into exile |
| Invasion of Switzerland Charles of Austria | |
| June Launches an invasion of Switzerland |
| LCS Hardy, Thomas | |
| The London Corresponding Society is banned |
| LCS Tooke, John Horne | |
| The London Corresponding Society is banned |
| Legislation Wilberforce, William | |
| The Slave Trade Regulation Act is passed to further reduce overcrowding on slave ships |
| Minister of Finance Gaudin | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister by Naoleon |
| Mobilization Bey, Ibraham |  |
| July Gaza Assembles a Marmaluke force to re-occupy Egypt after its invasion by Napoleon |
| Mobilization Ney | |
| Paris Organizes the Army of the Rhine |
| Peerage Nelson, Horatio | |
| Bronte Created Duke of Bronte by the King of Naples after saving their family |
| Radical Societies Pitt the Younger, William | |
| London All Radical Societies are banned |
| Reform Wilberforce, William | |
| The Slave Trade Regulation Act is passed to further reduce overcrowding on slave ships |
| Resignation Canning, George | |
| 1st April Resigns as Under Secretary at the Foreign Office |
| Resignation Jervis, John | |
| Aug London Resigns due to ill health |
| Rule of Lahore Singh, Ranjit | |
| Lahore Captures Lahore |
| Rule of Mysore Tippu, Fateh Ali | |
| Mysore The British take indirect control of Mysore, restoring the Hindu Wodeyar dynasty to the Mysore throne (with a British commissioner to advise him on all issues). Tipu's young heir, Fateh Ali, is sent into exile |
| Mysore The Kingdom of Mysore becomes a princely state of British India, and cedes Coimbatore, North Kanara, and South Kanara to the British |
| Sheriff Scott, Walter | |
| Selkirk Appointed Sheriff of Selkirk |
| Siege of Aboukir Castle Boussay, Jacques-Francois de | |
| 4th Aug Aboukir Helps force the Turks to surrender after 1 week |
| Siege of Aboukir Castle Napoleon I | |
| 4th Aug Aboukir The Turkish forces are forced to surrender after 1 week's siege of Aboukir Castle |
| Siege of Acre Napoleon I | |
| 17th Mar Acre Napoleon commences a 61 day siege of Acre against the Turks & British |
| 21st May Acre Napoleon departs from Acre after failing to capture it |
| Siege of Acre Smith, William Sydney | |
| May Acre Helps defend the Fort of Acre against Napolen |
| Siege of Acre Pasha, Mustapha | |
| 17th Mar Acre Napoleon commences a 61 day siege of Acre against the Turks & British |
| 21st May Acre Napoleon departs from Acre after failing to capture it |
| Siege of Cairo Napoleon I | |
| 25th July Cairo Napoleon is intercepted on his march to Cairo |
| Siege of Srirangapattana Tippu, Fateh Ali | |
| 4th May Srirangapattana Tippu Sultan dies defending his capital Srirangapattana |
| Slavery Wilberforce, William | |
| The Slave Trade Regulation Act is passed to further reduce overcrowding on slave ships |
| Viceroy Charles Felix I |  |
| Sardinia Appointed Viceroy of Sardinia, 1st term |
