The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu ends with the surrender of the French garrison. The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu in 1799 was a pivotal episode in…
Tag: 1799
23 August 1799
Napoleon Bonaparte leaves Egypt for France en route to seizing power. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was one of the most influential figures in European history, known…
10 December 1799
France adopts the metre as its official unit of length. The metric system is an internationally adopted decimal-based system of measurement used widely in science,…
7 March 1799
During the Siege of Jaffa, Napoleon Bonaparte troops kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.