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Events in October 1790 3
1790Leopold II Crowned Holy Roman EmperorSucceeds his brother Joseph II amid unrest across the Habsburg landsLeopold II was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt after succeeding his brother Joseph II, who died in February. He moved quickly to reverse unpopular reforms and pacify revolts in the Austrian Netherlands and Hungary.
1790Harmar's Defeat in the Northwest Indian WarNative American confederacy routs a U.S. Army expedition in the Ohio CountryA U.S. Army force under General Josiah Harmar was defeated by a confederacy of Native American nations led by Miami chief Little Turtle near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana. The rout was an early and significant setback for the United States in the Northwest Indian War.
1790Nootka Convention SignedSpain and Britain avert war over Pacific Northwest territorial claimsSpain and Great Britain signed the Nootka Convention, resolving a dispute over control of Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island. The agreement ended Spain's claim to exclusive sovereignty over the Pacific coast of North America and opened the region to British trade and settlement.