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1799 Archaeological Discoveries
Events January–March * January 9 – British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound sterling, pound, to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the French Revolutionary Wars. * January 17 – Maltese people, Maltese patriot Dun Mikiel Xerri, along with a number of other patriots, is executed. * January 21 – The Parthenopean Republic is established in Naples by French General Jean Étienne Championnet; King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies flees. * January 27 – French Revolutionary Wars: Macau Incident (1799), Macau Incident – French and Spanish warships encounter a British Royal Navy escort squadron in the Wanshan Archipelago of China inconclusively. * February 9 – Quasi-War: In the single-ship action of USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente, USS ''Constellation'' vs ''L'Insurgente'' in the Caribbean, the American ship is the victor. * February 28 – French Revolutionary Wars: Action of 28 February 1799 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouchot - Le General Bonaparte Au Conseil Des Cinq-Cents
''For people with the surname, see Bouchot (surname).'' The Bouchot () is a river in the France, French region of Grand Est which flows in the Vosges (département), Vosges department. It is a right tributary of the Moselotte, and thus a sub-tributary of the Rhine via the Moselotte and the Moselle. It is long. Geography The Bouchot rises in the Massif des Vosges, on a flank of the ''Tête de Grouvelin'', a peak located within the commune of Gérardmer in the ''Bas-Rupts'' section. The Bouchot is thus also known as the ''ruisseau des Hauts-Rupts'' from its source to its confluence with the ''ruisseau des Bas-Rupts''. It flows through Rochesson, follows Gerbamont, then flows into Sapois, Vosges, Sapois where the ''ruisseau de Menaurupt'' joins its right bank. After flowing through Vagney, it joins the right bank of the Moselotte. At Gerbamont, it cascades at the ''Saut du Bouchot'', a waterfall that is high. Hydrology The discharge (hydrology), hydrological discharge of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
