Timeline October 1798

Events in October 1798 6

• 1798 Lyrical Ballads published Wordsworth and Coleridge launch English Romantic poetry William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge published Lyrical Ballads anonymously in Bristol. The collection includes The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Tintern Abbey, and is widely seen as the start of the Romantic movement in English literature.
• 1798 Lyrical Ballads published Wordsworth and Coleridge launch English Romantic poetry William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge published Lyrical Ballads anonymously in Bristol. The collection includes The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Tintern Abbey, and is widely seen as the start of the Romantic movement in English literature.
• 1798 Battle of Tory Island French squadron bound for Ireland intercepted A British squadron under Sir John Borlase Warren intercepted a French force carrying troops to support the Irish rebellion off the coast of Donegal and captured most of its ships. Wolfe Tone was taken prisoner aboard the captured flagship Hoche.
• 1798 Battle of Tory Island French squadron bound for Ireland intercepted A British squadron under Sir John Borlase Warren intercepted a French force carrying troops to support the Irish rebellion off the coast of Donegal and captured most of its ships. Wolfe Tone was taken prisoner aboard the captured flagship Hoche.
• 1798 Revolt of Cairo Cairenes rise against French occupation The people of Cairo rose against the French occupiers, angered by new taxes and the army's conduct. Napoleon put down the revolt by shelling the city, including the area around al-Azhar Mosque, and executing many rebels.
• 1798 Revolt of Cairo Cairenes rise against French occupation The people of Cairo rose against the French occupiers, angered by new taxes and the army's conduct. Napoleon put down the revolt by shelling the city, including the area around al-Azhar Mosque, and executing many rebels.