WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO OCTOBER 1799
Find out what all happened June to October 1799

The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the Second Coalition of the French Revolutionary Wars. (30. August 1799)

Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of five reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia. (20. July 1799)

Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse was the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute, from an altitude of 900 meters. (12. October 1799)

Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en route to seizing power. (23. August 1799)

Sinking of HMS Lutine, with the loss of 240 men and a cargo worth £1,200,000. (9. October 1799)

The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign. (15. July 1799)

Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of The Punjab (Sikh Empire) . (12. July 1799)

French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen. (19. September 1799)

At Abu Qir in Egypt, Napoleon I of France defeats 10,000 Ottomans under Mustafa Pasha. (25. July 1799)

Action of 18 June 1799: a frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Perrée is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith (18. June 1799)