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The Parliament dissolved, June 20.
The King of Sardinia resigns his crown to his brother, July. Piedmont annexed to France, July.
Bonaparte declared Chief Consul for life, July.
The Prince of Orange renounces the office of Stadtholder, August. Paswan Oglow submits to the Porte, November.
A. D. 1802 A new Parliament meets--Mr. Abbott elected Speaker of the Commons, Novem- ---- ber 16.
Switzerland finally subdued by the French. 1803 Execution of Colonel Despard for high treason, February. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The militia of the United Kingdom called out, and embodied, March. The Emperor of Germany ratifies the new organization of Germany, Aprıl. Dissolution of the peace with France-Lord Whitworth, ambassador, quits Paris, May.
The French seize Hanover, June 4.
Insurrection in Dublin.-Habeas Corpus suspended and martial law proclaimed, July. Treaty between Great Britain and Sweden, August.
Defeat of Row Scindia and Berar Rajah at Ajunty Pass, by General Wellesley. The British troops enter Delhi, and the Great Mogul puts himself under the protection of General Lake, September. 1804 Murder of the Duke d'Enghien by order of Bonaparte, 15th March. -- Mr. Pitt resumes office as Prime Minister, 10th May. Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of the French, 20th May. Dessalines in St. Domingo declares himself Emperor of Hayti, October. The Pope arrives at Fontainbleau and has an interview with Bonaparte, November. Bonaparte crowned Emperor by the Pope, December 2.
The Emperor of Germany assumes the title, etc., of hereditary Emperor of Austria, August. 1805 The Spaniards declare war against Great Britain, January. - - -- Union of the Genoese or Ligurian Republic with France declared, February. Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy, March. Impeachment of Lord Melville, which terminated in his complete acquittal. Defeat of the Spanish fleet by Sir Robert Calder, July. Lord Nelson defeats the fleets of France and Spain at Trafalgar. -Takes 20 sail, and is killed in the engagement, 21st October. Sir R. Strachan takes four French ships of the line off Cape Ortegal, 4th November. The French defeat the Austro-Russian army at Austerlitz, December 2. 1806 Death of William Pitt, 23d January. -- The Cape of Good Hope surrendered to the British, January. Admiral Duckworth captures and destroys five French ships of the line, February 6. Louis Bonaparte proclaimed King of Holland, June 5.
The House of Lords concurs with the Commons in the resolutions for abolishing the slave trade, June. A. D. 1806 Sir John Stuart defeats the French, under Regnier, at Maida in Calabria, - - --- July.
Surrender of Buenos Ayres to General Beresford and Sir Home Popham, July.
French squadron of five frigates defeated and captured by Sir Samuel Hood, September.
Death of Charles James Fox, September 13.
Rupture of the Negotiation for peace with France and return of Earl Lauderdale, October. Parliament dissolved and a new one called, 24th October. The French defeat the Prussians in the great battle of Jena, which annihilates the Prussian power, October 14.
Hamburg occupied by the French under Mortier, November. Bonaparte declares the British isles in a state of blockade, November. The slave-trade abolished by act of Parliament, February. Recapture of Buenos Ayres by the Spaniards.
Joseph Bonaparte proclaimed King of Naples and Sicily. Bonaparte subverts the ancient Constitution of Germany, and forms the Confederation of the Rhine. The Electors of Saxony, Bavaria and Würtenberg assume the title of King. Jerome Bonaparte proclaimed King of Westphalia. 1807 The King changes the ministry.--Mr. Perceval Chancellor of the Exchequer, -- March.
Parliament dissolved after a session of only four months, April. Dantzic taken by the French, May. ‡ Revolution at Constantinople, Sultan Selim deposed and Sultan Mustapha pro claimed, May.
Battle of Friedland. --Russians defeated by the French, June 14. Peace signed at Tilsit between France and Russia and Prussia, June. The Turkish fleet defeated in the Archipelago by the Russians, July. Copenhagen bombarded and all the Danish fleet surrendered to the British, September 7, under Lord Cathcart and Admiral Gambier. The British evacuate South America, September.
The British troops evacuate Egypt, October.
The Prince Regent and Royal Family of Portugal embark for Brazil, November 29.
The island of Madeira surrenders to Great Britain, in trust for Portugal, December. 1808 The French prohibit all commerce with Great Britain, January. A new French nobility created by Bonaparte, January. The French troops enter Rome, and seize the Pope's dominions, February. Frederick VI. King of Denmark, March.
A. D. 1808 Charles IV. abdicates the crown of Spain to his son Ferdinand VII, March - - The French under Murat enter Madrid, March 23.
Joachim Murat declared King of the Two Sicilies, in the room of Joseph Bonaparte, made King of Spain. British goods prohibited to be imported into Russia, April. Ferdinand VII. is compelled to renounce the throne of Spain, and is sent with the Royal Family to Paris-Murat declared Lieutenant-General of Spain --The Junta of Seville declares war against France, May. Joseph Bonaparte proclaimed King of Spain, June 16.
The Portuguese arm against the French. - The Spanish patriots solicit aid from Great Britain, June. ‡ The Grand Seignior Mustapha deposed - Mahmoud II. Turkish Emperor, July 28.
Battle of Vimiera in Portugal.--The French under Junot defeated by Sir Arthur Wellesley, August 21.
Convention at Cintra, August 30.
Conference held at Erfurth between the Russian Emperor Alexander and Bonaparte, September 27. The ports of Holland shut against Britain, November 27. 1809 Battle of Corunna. -The French defeated.--Sir John Moore killed. -The Brit- - -- ish army re-embark for England, January 16.