Timeline September 1778

Events in September 1778 3

• 1778 – 1846 Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846) Died 25 July 1846, aged 67 Louis was a younger brother of Napoleon and King of Holland from 1806 to 1810. He abdicated after clashing with Napoleon over Dutch interests. His son became Emperor Napoleon III.
• 1778 – 1842 Clemens Brentano (1778-1842) Died 28 July 1842, aged 63 German poet and novelist Clemens Brentano was a central figure of Heidelberg Romanticism. With Achim von Arnim he compiled the folk-song collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn.
• 1778 Treaty of Fort Pitt First formal treaty between the United States and a Native American nation The United States and the Lenape (Delaware) signed the Treaty of Fort Pitt, the first formal treaty between the new American government and a Native American nation. The agreement promised the Lenape protection and the possibility of statehood for their territory in exchange for support against the British. The United States later failed to honor most of its terms.