Battles of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras

A chronology of some key historical events and recreations of battles on land and sea in the period 1791–1815 (as they are completed)

These will cover actions from the:

- Haitian Revolution 1791–1804,

- French Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars 1792–1815,

- Polish-Russian War of 1792,

- War in the Vendée 1793–1796 & 1815, &

- Kościuszko Uprising 1794.

1789

5th May, the Estates-General convened at Versailles (French Revolution)

20th June, the tennis court oath (French Revolution)

14th July, storming of the Bastille (French Revolution)

1790


1791

3rd May, Constitution of 3 May (Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)

21st June, arrest of Louis XVI at Varennes (French Revolution)

14th August, Bois Caïman ceremony (Haitian Revolution)

21st August, Slaves of Saint-Domingue rose in revolt (Haitian Revolution)

1st October, Legislative Assembly convened (French Revolution)

19th November, Battle of Tellicherry ('phony' war/Third Anglo-Mysore War)

1792

4th January, exchange somewhere in the Indian Ocean west of India ('phony' war/Third Anglo-Mysore War)

22nd March, Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets (Haitian Revolution)

26th May, Battle (skirmish) of Opsa (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

11th June, Battle of Mir (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

14th June, Battle of Boruszkowce (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

18th June, Battle of Zieleńce (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

7th July, Battle of Włodzimierz (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

18th July, Battle of Dubienka (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

23rd July, Battle of Brest (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

24th July, Battle of Krzemień-Wieś (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

26th July, Battle of Markuszów (Polish-Russian War of 1792)

20th September, Battle of Valmy (War of the First Coalition)

21st September, establishment of the First French republic (French Revolution)

4th November, Battle of Bossu (War of the First Coalition)

6th November, Battle of Jemappes (War of the First Coalition)

13th November, Battle of Anderlecht (War of the First Coalition)

18th November, action near latitude 48° 32’ north longitude 1° 48' west (War of the First Coalition)

1793

21st January, execution of Louis XVI (French Revolution)

1794


1795


1796


1797


1798


1799


1800


1801


1802


1803


1804


1805


1806


1807


1808


1809


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1814


1815



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