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