WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MAY 1796
Find out what all happened February to May 1796

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

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

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)

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

The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York. (1. February 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 first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives from India. (13. April 1796)