Timeline July 1792

Events in July 1792 2

• 1747 – 1792 John Paul Jones (1747-1792) Died 18 July 1792, aged 45 John Paul Jones was a Scottish-born American naval officer celebrated as a founding hero of the United States Navy for his daring raids on British shipping during the American Revolutionary War. He later served as a rear admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy. He died in Paris on 18 July 1792.
• 1792 Polish-Russian War of 1792 Russia intervenes to overturn Poland's reform constitution Beginning on 18 May 1792, Russian forces invaded the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the invitation of the Targowica Confederation, a group of Polish magnates opposed to the reforms of the May 1791 constitution. Despite resistance led by Prince Jozef Poniatowski and Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Poland capitulated in late July 1792. The war paved the way for the Second Partition of Poland the following year.