WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO DECEMBER 1801
Find out what all happened March to December 1801

French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. (11. July 1801)

Alexander I of Russia confirms the privileges of Baltic provinces. (9. September 1801)

First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America. (10. May 1801)

First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya. (1. August 1801)

The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis in Egypt. (21. March 1801)

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen – The British capture the Danish fleet. (2. April 1801)

War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. (8. March 1801)

Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo. (6. May 1801)

First Battle of Algeciras: Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras. (6. July 1801)

French Revolutionary Wars: British Royal Navy ships inflict heavy damage against Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras. (12. July 1801)

Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle. (23. March 1801)