1796 in France
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Events from the year1796 inFrance.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 9 March -WidowJoséphine de BeauharnaismarriesGeneralNapoléon Bonaparte.
- 12 April -Battle of Montenotte,French victory overAustriaand Sardinian forces. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
- 13 April -Battle of Millesimo,French victory against Austrian and Sardinian forces.
- 14 April-15 April -Second Battle of Dego,French victory over Austro-Sardinian forces.
- 21 April -Battle of Mondovì,French victory over theKingdom of Sardinia.
- 10 May -Battle of Lodi,French victory over Austria.
- 15 May - French troops takeMilan.
- 5 July -Battle of Rastatt,French victory against Austria.
- 3-4 August -2nd Battle of Lonato,French victory over Austria.
- 5 August -Battle of Castiglione,French victory over Austria.
- 11 August -Battle of Neresheim,French victory over Austria.
- 19 August -Second Treaty of San Ildefonso,signed by France andSpain,to ally againstGreat Britain.
- 24 August -Battle of Amberg,Austrian victory over French forces.
- 3 September -Battle of Würzburg,Austrian victory over France.
- 4 September -Battle of Rovereto,French victory against Austria.
- 8 September -Battle of Bassano,French victory over Austrian forces.
- 15 November-17 November -Battle of the Bridge of Arcole,French victory over Austria.
Births[edit]
- 8 February -Barthélemy-Prosper Enfantin,social reformer (died1864)
- 17 February -Louis Eugène Marie Bautain,philosopherandtheologian(died1867)
- 22 February -Alexis Bachelot,Roman Catholicpriest andPrefect Apostolicof the Sandwich Islands (present Hawaii) (died1837)
- 17 March -Jean-François Bayard,playwright (died1853)
- 24 March -Zulma Carraud,children's author (died1889)[2]
- 31 March -Philippe Buchez,author and politician (died1866)
- 1 June -Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot,physicistandmilitary engineer(died1832)
- 24 June -Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao,general and statesman (died1878)
- 17 July -Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot,painter (died1875)
- 24 September -Antoine-Louis Barye,sculptor (died1875)
- 6 November -Jean-Claude-Léonard Baveux,priest and missionary inCanada(died1865)
- 21 November -Jean Zuléma Amussat,surgeon (died1856)
Full date unknown[edit]
- Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy,satirical poet (died1867)
Deaths[edit]
- 1 January -Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde,musicianandchemist(born1735)
- 8 January -Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois,actor, dramatist, essayist, andrevolutionary(born1749)
- 23 February -Jean-Nicolas Stofflet,leader ofRevolt in the Vendée(born1751)
- 6 March -Guillaume Thomas François Raynal,writer (born1711)
- 26 March -François de Charette,soldier and politician (born1763)
- 1 May -Alexandre Guy Pingré,astronomerand navalgeographer(born1711)
- 30 July -Nicolas de Pigage,architect (born1723)
- 21 September -François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers,General (born1769)
- 27 September -Jean-Bernard Gauthier de Murnan,General (born1748)
- 16 October -Antoine-Joseph Pernety,writer (born1716)
Full date unknown[edit]
- Jean Avisse,furniture maker (born1723)
- Pierre-Marie-Jérôme Trésaguet,engineer (born1716)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Directory | French history | Britannica".www.britannica.com.Retrieved25 June2022.
- ^"Zulma Carraud".Les Bibliothèques de Châteauroux(in French).Retrieved5 November2017.