WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1796
Find out what all happened January to December 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: Two British frigates under Commodore Horatio Nelson and two Spanish frigates under Commodore Don Jacobo Stuart engage in battle off the coast of Murcia. (19. December 1796)

Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. (14. May 1796)

George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public. (19. September 1796)

First Coalition: Napoleon I of France wins a decisive victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men. (10. May 1796)

Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States. (1. June 1796)

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole – French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy. (17. November 1796)

French Revolutionary Wars: Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato. (4. August 1796)

Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. (9. March 1796)

The incorporation of Baltimore as a city. (31. December 1796)

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano – French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa. (8. September 1796)

The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India. (13. April 1796)

The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, the King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast. (28. April 1796)

The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty. (11. July 1796)

The Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain comes into force, facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations. (29. February 1796)

The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York. (1. February 1796)

First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph. (15. May 1796)

Surveyors of the Connecticut Land Company name an area in Ohio "Cleveland" after Gen. Moses Cleaveland, the superintendent of the surveying party. (22. July 1796)