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Deborah Sampson Gannett, also known as Deborah Samson or Deborah Sampson, [1] (December 17, 1760 – April 29, 1827) was a Massachusetts woman who disguised herself as a man and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Plympton, Massachusetts, [2] she served under the name Robert Shirtliff – sometimes ...
Elevation. 117–164 m (384–538 ft) (avg. 157 m or 515 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Saint-Florent-sur-Cher ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ flɔʁɑ̃ syʁ ʃɛʁ], literally Saint-Florent on Cher) is a commune in the Cher department in central ...
Timeline of the American Revolution — timeline of the political upheaval culminating in the 18th century in which Thirteen Colonies in North America joined together for independence from the British Empire, and after victory in the Revolutionary War combined to form the United States of America. The American Revolution includes political ...
October 25 – With the death of King George II of Great Britain, the era of Augustan literature that started in 1702 is considered to be at an end. James Beattie becomes a professor at the University of Aberdeen. Fanny Burney and her family move to London, where her father teaches music and she meets Dr Samuel Johnson. [2]
The British win a naval battle near Quebec. Saturday May 17 – The French raise the siege of Quebec. Sunday 6 July – Commencement of the Montreal Campaign by General Jeffery Amherst. Saturday September 6 – Amherst arrives at Montreal. September 6 to September 7 – A council of war, at Montreal, favors capitulation.
Louis XVI (Louis Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution . The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765) (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV ), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died ...
François-Noël Babeuf ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa nɔɛl babœf]; 23 November 1760 – 8 Prarial, Year V [27 May 1797]), also known as Gracchus Babeuf, [3] was a French proto-communist, revolutionary, and journalist of the French Revolutionary period. His newspaper Le tribun du peuple ( The Tribune of the People) was best known for its advocacy for ...
