Timeline June 1780

Events in June 1780 3

• 1780 – 1831 Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) Died 16 November 1831, aged 51 Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist whose unfinished treatise On War became one of the most influential works on strategy ever written. He died of cholera in Breslau shortly after returning from duty during the Polish uprising.
• 1780 Gordon Riots Anti-Catholic rioting devastates London Lord George Gordon led a mass petition against the Catholic Relief Act of 1778, and the crowd turned to rioting. Catholic chapels, prisons including Newgate, and private homes were attacked or burned over several days. Troops were called in and about 285 rioters were killed.
• 1780 Massachusetts Constitution ratified Oldest functioning written constitution in the world Drafted largely by John Adams, the Massachusetts Constitution was approved by voters in June. It took effect in October. It remains in force today.