1797 In France

Events from the year 1797 in France.

Incumbents

* The French Directory

Events

*14 January-15 January - Battle of Rivoli, decisive French victory over Austria.
*19 February - Treaty of Tolentino signed between France and the Papal States.
*22 February - The Last invasion of Britain begins. French forces under the command of American William Tate (soldier), Colonel William Tate land near Fishguard in Wales.
*25 February - William Tate (soldier), Tate surrenders at Fishguard.
*17 April - Treaty of Leoben, preliminary accord between France and Austria.
*18 April - Battle of Neuwied (1797), Battle of Neuwied, French victory over Austria.
*20 April - Battle of Diersheim (1797), Battle of Diersheim, French victory over Austrian forces.
*12 May - France conquers Venice, ending the 1100 years of independence of the city.
*17 October - Treaty of Campo Formio signed between France and Austria.
*17 December - Napoleon leads a successful French charge against Fort l'Aiguilette to secure Toulon.

Births

*27 March - Alfred de Vigny, poet, playwright, and novelist (died 1863 in France, 1863)
*16 April - Adolphe Thiers, politician, historian and Prime Minister of France (died 1877 in France, 1877)
*27 April - Jean Victoire Audouin, natural history, naturalist, entomologist and ornithologist (died 1841 in France, 1841)
*10 September - Benjamin Nicolas Marie Appert, philanthropist (died 1847 in France, 1847)
*6 November - Gabriel Andral, pathologist (died 1876 in France, 1876)

Deaths

*11 February - Antoine Dauvergne, composer and violinist (born 1713 in France, 1713)
*17 May - Michel-Jean Sedaine, dramatist (born 1719 in France, 1719)
*27 May
**François-Noël Babeuf, political agitator and journalist, executed (born 1760 in France, 1760)
**Augustin Alexandre Darthé, Revolutionary, executed (born 1769 in France, 1769)
*18 November - Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, shipbuilder and merchant (born 1719 in France, 1719)

See also

References

{{Year in Europe, 1797

1790s in France