WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO AUGUST 1801
Find out what all happened May to August 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)

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)

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

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