Timeline May 1769

Events in May 1769 9

• 1769 Daniel Boone sets out for Kentucky Long hunt beyond the Appalachians Daniel Boone left his home on the Yadkin River in North Carolina on a long hunting trip into Kentucky. He spent almost two years exploring the region, which later opened the way for settlers through the Cumberland Gap.
• 1769 Daniel Boone sets out for Kentucky Long hunt beyond the Appalachians Daniel Boone left his home on the Yadkin River in North Carolina on a long hunting trip into Kentucky. He spent almost two years exploring the region, which later opened the way for settlers through the Cumberland Gap.
• 1769 – 1852 Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Died 14 September 1852, aged 83 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, commanded the allied army that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 and later served as British Prime Minister. He died at Walmer Castle and was given a state funeral in London.
• 1769 Battle of Ponte Novu France crushes Corsican independence French troops defeated Pasquale Paoli's Corsican nationalists and ended the independent Corsican Republic. Paoli went into exile in Britain, and the island became part of France a few months before Napoleon was born there.
• 1769 Battle of Ponte Novu France crushes Corsican independence French troops defeated Pasquale Paoli's Corsican nationalists and ended the independent Corsican Republic. Paoli went into exile in Britain, and the island became part of France a few months before Napoleon was born there.
• 1769 Virginia Association adopted Burgesses agree to boycott British goods After the royal governor dissolved the House of Burgesses, its members met privately and agreed not to import British goods in protest at the Townshend Acts. George Mason drafted the agreement and George Washington put it forward.
• 1769 Virginia Association adopted Burgesses agree to boycott British goods After the royal governor dissolved the House of Burgesses, its members met privately and agreed not to import British goods in protest at the Townshend Acts. George Mason drafted the agreement and George Washington put it forward.
• 1769 Election of Pope Clement XIV Lorenzo Ganganelli elected after long conclave The cardinals elected the Franciscan Lorenzo Ganganelli after a conclave dominated by the Catholic monarchies' pressure against the Jesuits. Four years later, as Clement XIV, he suppressed the Society of Jesus.
• 1769 Election of Pope Clement XIV Lorenzo Ganganelli elected after long conclave The cardinals elected the Franciscan Lorenzo Ganganelli after a conclave dominated by the Catholic monarchies' pressure against the Jesuits. Four years later, as Clement XIV, he suppressed the Society of Jesus.