What happened in 1797?

Battle of Rivoli

Wars & Conflicts · Rivoli Veronese

1797 battle during the War of the First Coalition

Siege of Mantua

Wars & Conflicts · Mantua

1797 siege during the War of the First Coalition

Battle of Fishguard

Wars & Conflicts · Fishguard

1797 invasion of Great Britain by the French First Republic

Battle of Neuwied

Wars & Conflicts · Neuwied

1797 battle during the War of the First Coalition

Siege of Kehl

Wars & Conflicts · Kehl

Part of the Rhine Campaign of 1796 during the War of the First Coalition

Battle of San Juan

Wars & Conflicts · San Juan

1797 battle

Assault on Cadiz

Wars & Conflicts · Cádiz

1797 naval blockade of the Spanish port of Cádiz

Battle of La Favorite

Wars & Conflicts

1797 battle

Battle of Tarvis

Wars & Conflicts · Tarvisio

1797 battle of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of Faenza

Wars & Conflicts · Bologna

1797 battle of the French Revolutionary wars

Battle of Valvasone

Wars & Conflicts · Tagliamento

1797 battle of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of Jean-Rabel

Wars & Conflicts · Jean-Rabel

Naval battle off the coast of Haiti in 1797

Battle of Diersheim

Wars & Conflicts · Diersheim

1797 battle of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of Parramatta

Wars & Conflicts · Parramatta

1797 battle

Battle of Cape St. Vincent

Wars & Conflicts · Cape St. Vincent

1797 naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars

Battle of Camperdown

Wars & Conflicts · North Sea

1797 major naval action of the French Revolutionary Wars

Action of 13 January 1797

Wars & Conflicts · Q193943

1797 naval battle during the War of the First Coalition

Action of 25 January 1797

Wars & Conflicts · Gulf of Cádiz

1797 naval battle during the War of the First Coalition

Bali Strait Incident

Wars & Conflicts · Bali Strait

1797 sea battle

Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Wars & Conflicts · Santa Cruz de Tenerife

1797 landing operation during the War of the First Coalition

Invasion of Trinidad

Wars & Conflicts · Trinidad

1797 invasion

Coup of 18 Fructidor

Politics & Government

Coup d'état

Treaty of Leoben

Politics & Government

1797 treaty during the War of the First Coalition

Treaty of Tripoli

Politics & Government

Treaty between the USA and Tripolitania, ratified in 1797, and remembered for its position on church-state separation

Second Congress of Rastatt

Politics & Government · Rastatt

Diplomatic congress to enact territorial clauses of the Treaty of Campo-Formio

Treaty of Big Tree

Politics & Government · Geneseo

Contract between Robert Morris and the Seneca people, sanctioned by the government of the United States

Yves Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec died

People · Paris

French Navy officer of the 18th century

William Hodges died

People · Brixham

British artist (1744-1797)

Olaudah Equiano died

People · City of Westminster

Black British abolitionist and writer (c. 1745 – 1797)

Juan de Ayala died

People · Osuna

Spanish explorer of San Francisco Bay

Christen Friis Rottbøll died

People · Copenhagen

Danish botanist (1727-1797)

Wang Zhenyi died

People · Jiangning County

Chinese astronomer, mathematician and poet (18th century)

Cristina Roccati died

People · Rovigo

Italian scientist (1732-1797)

Januarius Zick died

People · Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein

Painter and architect (1730-1797)

Jedediah Strutt died

People · Derby

English hosier and cotton spinner (1726-1797)

Giuseppe Toaldo died

People · Padua

Italian physicist (1719-1797)

Bertrand Pelletier died

People · Paris

French chemist (1761-1797)

Giovanni Fagnano died

People · Senigallia

Italian mathematician

Johann Matthäus Hassencamp died

People · Rinteln

German academic

Pehr Adrian Gadd died

People · Turku

Finnish chemist, ornithologist and biologist (1727-1797)

Robert Marsham died

People · Stratton Strawless Hall

British biologist; (1708-1797)

Claude Riche died

People · Mont-Dore

French naturalist

Vasily Pashkevich died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian composer

Charles Macklin died

People · London

Irish actor and playwright who introduced natural acting

Johann Georg Bach died

People · Eisenach

German organist

Teresa Cornelys died

People · Fleet Prison

Venetian-born opera singer, hostess and entertainment manager

Johann Friedrich Daube died

People · Vienna

(1733-1797)

Antin Holovaty died

People · Lankaran District

Ukrainian Cossack leader

Marie Cathrine Preisler died

People · Copenhagen

Danish actress

António Pereira de Figueiredo died

People · Lisbon

Portuguese theologist

Michał Rymiński died

People · Lviv

Actor

Magdeleine-Marie Desgarcins died

People · Paris

French actress

Brita Sophia De la Gardie died

People · Sweden

Swedish actress

Clairval died

People · Paris

French singer, actor and librettist

Mariane Bournonville died

People · Copenhagen

Danish actress

Heinrich Heine born

People · Düsseldorf

Born in Düsseldorf. German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856).

Mary Shelley born

People · Somers Town

Born in Somers Town. English writer (1797–1851).

Wilhelm I born

People · Berlin

Born in Berlin. 19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888).

Adolphe Thiers born

People · Marseille

Born in Marseille. President of France from 1871 to 1873 (1797-1877).

Alfred de Vigny born

People · Loches

Born in Loches. French poet, playwright, and novelist (1797–1863).

Charles Lyell born

People · Angus

Born in Angus. British geologist (1797–1875).

Ferdinand von Wrangel born

People · Pskov

Born in Pskov. Baltic German explorer and Russian admiral (1797-1870).

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff born

People · Burg Hülshoff

Born in Burg Hülshoff. German composer and writer (1797–1848).

Antonio Rosmini born

People · Rovereto

Born in Rovereto. Italian philosopher and priest (1797–1855).

Kamehameha II born

People · Hilo

Born in Hilo. Monarch of the Hawaiian Islands (1797–1824).

Alexander Bestuzhev born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian writer, poet and soldier (1797–1837).

Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Baltic German admiral (1797–1882).

Manuela Sáenz born

People · Quito

Born in Quito. Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine (1797-1856).

Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini born

People · Munich

Born in Munich. German botanist (1797-1848).

Prince Frederik of the Netherlands born

People · Berlin

Born in Berlin. Dutch Royal (1797-1881).

Ramón Castilla born

People · San Lorenzo de Tarapacá

Born in San Lorenzo de Tarapacá. President of Peru (1797-1867).

Jean Victor Audouin born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French naturalist, an entomologist, ornithologist and malacologist (1797-1841).

Mariano Paredes born

People · Mexico City

Born in Mexico City. President of Mexico (1797-1849).

ʿUmar Tal born

People · Halwar

Born in Halwar. West African political leader, Islamic scholar, and Toucouleur military commander.

Pierre Leroux born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French philosopher and political economist (1797-1871).

José Mariano Salas born

People · Jiquilpan Municipality

Born in Jiquilpan Municipality. President of Mexico (1797-1867).

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz born

People · Eisenach

Born in Eisenach. Prussian general (1796–1877).

Alexandre Vinet born

People · Sous-Gare/Ouchy

Born in Sous-Gare/Ouchy. Swiss theologian and literary historian (1797-1847).

Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia died

People · Potsdam

Died in Potsdam. King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797 (1744–1797).

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern died

People · Schönhausen Palace

Died in Schönhausen Palace. Queen of Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg (1715–1797).

George Tupou I born

People · Lifuka

Born in Lifuka. Monarch of Tonga (1797–1893).

Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva born

People · Kathmandu

Born in Kathmandu. King of Nepal (1797–1816).

Herzen University

Science & Technology · Saint Petersburg

University in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Ghent University Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Shōheizaka Gakumonjo

Science & Technology

Building in Tokugawa shogunate

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast

Science & Technology

Hospital in Northern Ireland

Botanical garden, Simferopol

Science & Technology · Simferopol

Botanical garden in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine

Hochschule für Musik Würzburg

Science & Technology

University of music

Mangareva

Exploration & Discovery

Central and largest island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia

Pukarua

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Temoe

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

The Brudevælte Lurs

Exploration & Discovery · National Museum of Denmark

Six well-preserved lurs found in Denmark that can still be played.

Admiral Gardner

Exploration & Discovery

1797 East India Company ship, wrecked in January 1809

Gambier Islands

Exploration & Discovery

Archipelago in French Polynesia

Aukena

Exploration & Discovery

Island

Fort Southwest Point

Exploration & Discovery

archaeological site in Tennessee, United States of America

Hassan Pasha Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Oran, Algeria

Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in India

Cherasco Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Italy

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Santa Fe de Antioquia

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

Miagao Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in Miagao, Iloilo

Saint Michael Archangel Orthodox church in Lida

Religion & Belief Systems

Church of the Transfiguration

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Rybinsk, Russia

Mission San Juan Bautista

Religion & Belief Systems · San Juan Bautista State Historic Park

Spanish mission in California, United States

chapel of the Calvary of La Salzadella

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Castellón Province, Spain

roman catholic parish church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Schupfart in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Temple protestant de Bolbec

Religion & Belief Systems

Church located in Seine-Maritime, in France

Nantun Wenchang Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Zhunan Wugu Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Hermitage of Our Lady of Remedies, Berrocalejo

Religion & Belief Systems

Huweiliao Pu'an Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Taoist temple in Tainan, Taiwan

Arzamas metochion of Troitsky Serafimo-Diveyevsky monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Arzamas, Russia

Bildstock Am Marienbrunnen 48

Religion & Belief Systems · Rosenthal

Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Černousy, Czech Republic

Catholic Rectory (former Meyer- or Feerhaus)

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building in Aarau in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

San Lorenzo Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Losone in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Vladimirskaya Church on Rzhavets

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Russia

Gillfield Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Virginia, United States

Rectory at Komenský square

Religion & Belief Systems

Rectory in Semily

Steen & Strøm

Economy & Trade · Oslo

Scandinavian real estate company

Höganäs AB

Economy & Trade · Höganäs

Company

Boulton & Paul

Economy & Trade · Norwich

Defunct aircraft manufacturer

Johnstons of Elgin

Economy & Trade · Elgin

UK business

1797 Riobamba earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

South American natural disaster

1797 Sumatra earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics · Sumatra

Earthquake in Indonesia

1797 Riobamba earthquake (Ecuador)

Disasters & Pandemics · Ambato

South American natural disaster

Massacre of Tranent

Disasters & Pandemics · Tranent

1797 violence in Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Veronese Easters

Social Movements & Revolutions · Verona

Veronese rebellion against French occupation

Church of the Holy Virgin

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Baku, Azerbaijan

Catherine Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Former royal residence in Moscow

Priory Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Kors Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Øyslebø Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Marnardal, Southern Norway

Eid Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

First Church in Albany

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Albany, United States of America

Misión Santa Catarina Virgen y Mártir

Architecture & Engineering · Ensenada Municipality

Spanish mission in Baja California, Mexico

Belgrade and St. David's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in North Carolina, United States of America

Sievers Canal

Architecture & Engineering

Canal in Novgorod Oblast, Russia

Liberty Column

Architecture & Engineering

Obelisk in Copenhagen, Denmark

Font d'Hèrcules

Architecture & Engineering

Panagia Gremniotissa

Architecture & Engineering · Chora of Ios

Orthodox church in Ios, Greece

Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk

Architecture & Engineering

Orthodox church in Arzamas

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering

national Historic Site of the United States

San Juan Bautista State Historic Park

Architecture & Engineering

state historic park in San Juan Bautista, California, United States

Old Stone Church and Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

historic site in Clemson, South Carolina

Springfield Town Hall and Howard Memorial Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New Hampshire, United States of America

Lutheran church in Drogomyśl

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church in Drogomyśl, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Repnina Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Vilnius, Lithuania

Teatro Nicola Vaccaj

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Tolentino, Italy

Republic of Venice dissolved

Empires & Countries · Venice

Republic of Venice ceased to exist, having been centered at Venice.

Republic of Genoa dissolved

Empires & Countries · Genoa

Republic of Genoa ceased to exist, having been centered at Genoa.

Duchy of Milan dissolved

Empires & Countries · Milan

Duchy of Milan ceased to exist, having been centered at Milan.

County of Flanders dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bruges

County of Flanders ceased to exist, having been centered at Bruges.

Cisalpine Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Milan

Cisalpine Republic was founded, with its capital at Milan.

Ligurian Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Genoa

Ligurian Republic was founded, with its capital at Genoa.

Cispadane Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries

Cispadane Republic ceased to exist.

Duchy of Mantua dissolved

Empires & Countries · Mantua

Duchy of Mantua ceased to exist, having been centered at Mantua.

Transpadane Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Milan

Transpadane Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Milan.

Republic of Noli dissolved

Empires & Countries · Noli

Republic of Noli ceased to exist, having been centered at Noli.

Anconine Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Ancona

Anconine Republic was founded, with its capital at Ancona.

Cisrhenian Republic founded

Empires & Countries

Cisrhenian Republic was founded.

Republic of Brescia founded

Empires & Countries · Brescia

Republic of Brescia was founded, with its capital at Brescia.

Marquisate of Finale dissolved

Empires & Countries

Marquisate of Finale ceased to exist.

Republic of Brescia dissolved

Empires & Countries · Brescia

Republic of Brescia ceased to exist, having been centered at Brescia.

Republic of Crema founded

Empires & Countries · Crema

Republic of Crema was founded, with its capital at Crema.

Republic of Bergamo founded

Empires & Countries · Bergamo

Republic of Bergamo was founded, with its capital at Bergamo.