What happened in 1796

8 entries recorded for 1796, listed by date. That was 230 years ago.

1796 at a glance

June 1
Tennessee
Historical event
Tennessee was admitted as the 16th state of the United States.

August 4
French Revolutionary Wars
Historical event
French Revolutionary Wars: Commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Army of Italy decisively defeated Austrian forces led by Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich at the Battle of Lonato.

September 8
French Revolutionary Wars
Historical event
French Revolutionary Wars: The French defeated Austrian forces in Bassano, Venetia, Italy.
September 9
French Revolutionary Wars
Historical event
French Revolutionary Wars: A naval engagement between French and British fleets off the coast of Sumatra ended inconclusively.
September 18
War of the First Coalition
Historical event
War of the First Coalition: General Franz Petrasch's Austrian and Imperial troops stormed the French-held bridgehead over the Rhine river.

October 24
War of the First Coalition
Historical event
War of the First Coalition: The Battle of Schliengen was fought between the French and Austrian armies, who both claimed victory.

November 17
French Revolutionary Wars
Historical event
French Revolutionary Wars: French forces won the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the Austrians' line of retreat.

December 15
War of the First Coalition
Historical event
War of the First Coalition: The French navy launched an expedition to Ireland to assist the Society of United Irishmen in a rebellion against the British.

This site records 8 entries for 1796, including Tennessee on June 1. They are listed below by date.

230 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1796 turns 230 this year.

1796 falls in the 18th century, in the 1790s.

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