1797 in France

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1797
in
France

Decades:
  • 1770s
  • 1780s
  • 1790s
  • 1800s
  • 1810s
See also:Other events of 1797
History of France  • Timeline  • Years

Events from the year 1797 in France.

Events[]

  • 14 January-15 January - Battle of Rivoli, decisive French victory over Austria.
  • 19 February - Treaty of Tolentino signed between France and the Papal States.
  • 22 February - The Last invasion of Britain begins. French forces under the command of American Colonel William Tate land near Fishguard in Wales.
  • 25 February - Tate surrenders at Fishguard.
  • 17 April - Treaty of Leoben, preliminary accord between France and Austria.
  • 18 April - Battle of Neuwied, French victory over Austria.
  • 20 April - Battle of Diersheim, French victory over Austrian forces.
  • 12 May - France conquers Venice, ending the 1100 years of independence of the city.
  • 17 October - Treaty of Campo Formio signed between France and Austria.
  • 17 December - Napoleon leads a successful French charge against Fort l'Aiguilette to secure Toulon.

Births[]

  • 27 March - Alfred de Vigny, poet, playwright, and novelist (died 1863).
  • 16 April - Adolphe Thiers, politician, historian and Prime Minister of France (died 1877).
  • 27 April - Jean Victoire Audouin, naturalist, entomologist and ornithologist (died 1841).
  • 10 September - Benjamin Nicolas Marie Appert, philanthropist (died 1847).
  • 6 November - Gabriel Andral, pathologist (died 1876).

Deaths[]

  • 11 February - Antoine Dauvergne, composer and violinist (born 1713).
  • 17 May - Michel-Jean Sedaine, dramatist (born 1719).
  • 27 May
  • 18 November - Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, shipbuilder and merchant (born 1719).

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