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Peace between England France proclaimed, April 29. 

 1*03 War between England and France renewed. 



The French army under general Mortier took possession of the city and 

 electorate of Hanover, June 5. 



An insurrection in Dublin, in which lord Kil warden, chief jutice of the 

 court of king's bench in Ireland, and his nephew Mr. Wolfe, were in- 

 humanly murdered, July 23 



1804 The duke d'Enghein seized by Bonaparte on a neutral territory, April 3 ; 



shot in the night in the wood of Vincennes, April 11. 

 Mr Pitt again appointed to the office of chancellor of the exchequer, May 



10 

 Bonaparte proclaimed emperor of the French May 30. 

 Francis II, emperor of Germany and king of Hungary, assumes the title of 



emperor of Austria, Sept. 5. 

 Sir George Humbold, the English resident at Hamburg, seized by a party 



of French soldiers, and sent to Hanover, and thence to Paris, Nov. 2. 

 Bonaparte crowned emperor of the French by the Pope, at Paris, Dec. 2. 



1805 The Italian Republic declared an hereditary monarchy, by the title of the 



Kingdom of Italy. Bonaparte accepts the crown, March 17. 



Bonaparte crowned king of Italy at Milan, May 26. 



Russia and Austria unite against France. 



The allies defeated by Bonaparte at Austerlitz Dec. 2. 



The combined French and Spanish fleet completely defeated off Cape Tra- 

 falgar, by lord Nelson. 



Treaty of Presburg Dec. 27. Peace between France and Austria. 



1806 Joseph Bonaparte placed on the throne of Naples. 

 Louis Bonaparte made king of Holland. 



War between France and Prussia. 

 Prussians defeated at Jena, Oct. 13. 



1807 Slave trade abolished in England. 



Russians defeated by Bonaparte at Eylau Feb. 8, and at Friedland June 14. 



Treaty of Tilsit, July 9. 



Copenhagen bombarded and captured with the Danish fleet by the British, 



Sept. 7. 

 The emperor of Russia recalls his minister from London, and declares war 



against England. 

 The government and royal family of Portugal remove to Brazil. 



1808 The invasion of Spain by France. 



The king of Spain enticed to Bayonne, where his person is detained, and he 



is compelled to resign his crown in favour of Bonaparte. 

 War between Sweden and Russia. 



1809 A very superior French army repulsed by the British under sir John Moore 



at Corunna, Jan. 16, in which affair that gallant commander lost his 



life. 

 Commencement of hostilities between France and Austria, April 10. 

 Gustavus IV, king of Sweden, deposed by the diet, and Charles XIII, duke 



of Sudermania, called to the throne, May 10. 

 The Austrian army completely overthrown by Bonaparte at Wagram, July 6. 

 Sir Arthur Wellesley defeats the French army at Talavera, July 29 



1810 Bonaparte married to the arch-duchess Maria-Louisa of Austria, March 31. 

 Louis Bonaparte abdicates the throne of Holland, July 1. 



Holland united to the French empire, July 9. 



Bernadotte, prince of Ponte Corvo, elected crown prince of Sweden, Au- 

 gust 18. 



1812 The congress of the United States declare war against Great Britain, 



June 1 8. 



Bonaparte commences his invasion of Russia with an army of 400,000 men, 

 June 23. 



Fort Detroit, with an army of 2500 men, commanded by general Hull, sur- 

 renders to the British forces under general Brock, Aug. 16. 



The battle of Borodino, in which 80,000 men and 25,000 horses were killed, 

 Sept. 7. 



Bonaparte commences his retreat from Moscow Oct. 11, arrives at Warsaw 

 Dec. 10, and at Paris Dec. 18. 



1813 Sweden issues a declaration of war against France, Jan. 7. 

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