Timeline June 1800

Events in June 1800 15

• 1719 – 1800 Abraham Gotthelf Kästner (1719-1800) Died 20 June 1800, aged 80 Kästner was a German mathematician and professor at Göttingen. He wrote widely used textbooks and a history of mathematics, and he was also known for his epigrams.
• 1719 – 1800 Abraham Gotthelf Kästner (1719-1800) Died 20 June 1800, aged 80 Kästner was a German mathematician and professor at Göttingen. He wrote widely used textbooks and a history of mathematics, and he was also known for his epigrams.
• 1753 – 1800 Jean-Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) Died 14 June 1800, aged 47 Kleber was a French general who commanded the Army of the Orient after Napoleon left Egypt, winning a major victory over Ottoman forces at Heliopolis. He was assassinated by a Syrian student shortly afterward in Cairo. His death removed France's most capable commander in Egypt, hastening the eventual French withdrawal.
• 1768 – 1800 Louis Desaix (1768-1800) Died 14 June 1800, aged 31 Desaix was a French general whose timely counterattack turned the Battle of Marengo from a looming defeat into a decisive victory for Napoleon. He was shot and killed leading the charge and never learned of the win. Napoleon had a monument erected in his honor and brought his body back to be interred at the Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard.
• 1800 Siege of Genoa Masséna holds out against Austrian and British forces André Masséna's French garrison was blockaded by Austrian troops on land and the Royal Navy at sea. Civilians and soldiers starved during the siege. Masséna surrendered on terms on 4 June, but by then the siege had held down Austrian forces that would otherwise have opposed Napoleon's advance.
• 1800 Siege of Genoa Masséna holds out against Austrian and British forces André Masséna's French garrison was blockaded by Austrian troops on land and the Royal Navy at sea. Civilians and soldiers starved during the siege. Masséna surrendered on terms on 4 June, but by then the siege had held down Austrian forces that would otherwise have opposed Napoleon's advance.
• 1800 Battle of Montebello Lannes defeats Ott on the road to Marengo French troops under Jean Lannes defeated an Austrian corps under Peter Karl Ott near Casteggio in Lombardy. The victory cleared the way for the French advance that led to Marengo five days later.
• 1800 Battle of Montebello Lannes defeats Ott on the road to Marengo French troops under Jean Lannes defeated an Austrian corps under Peter Karl Ott near Casteggio in Lombardy. The victory cleared the way for the French advance that led to Marengo five days later.
• 1800 Inō Tadataka begins his survey of Japan First expedition sets out from Edo for Ezo Inō Tadataka left Edo on the first of a series of survey expeditions, this one to Ezo (Hokkaido). Over the next 16 years his surveys produced the first map of Japan based on modern measurement.
• 1800 Inō Tadataka begins his survey of Japan First expedition sets out from Edo for Ezo Inō Tadataka left Edo on the first of a series of survey expeditions, this one to Ezo (Hokkaido). Over the next 16 years his surveys produced the first map of Japan based on modern measurement.
• 1800 Battle of Marengo Napoleon narrowly defeats Austria in northern Italy Napoleon Bonaparte, as First Consul, defeated an Austrian army under General Michael von Melas near the village of Marengo in Piedmont. A late counterattack led by General Louis Desaix turned an apparent defeat into victory, though Desaix was killed in the fighting. The win secured French control of northern Italy and cemented Napoleon's political standing in France.
• 1800 Premiere of Schiller's Mary Stuart Tragedy first staged at Weimar Friedrich Schiller's play Maria Stuart, about the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots, was first performed at the Weimar court theatre directed by Goethe. It became one of the most often staged works of German classical drama.
• 1800 Premiere of Schiller's Mary Stuart Tragedy first staged at Weimar Friedrich Schiller's play Maria Stuart, about the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots, was first performed at the Weimar court theatre directed by Goethe. It became one of the most often staged works of German classical drama.
• 1800 Convention of Alessandria Austria gives up northern Italy after Marengo The day after Marengo, the Austrian commander Michael von Melas signed an armistice with Napoleon. Austria agreed to withdraw behind the Mincio and hand over its fortresses in Piedmont, Liguria and Lombardy. The agreement confirmed French control of northern Italy.
• 1800 Convention of Alessandria Austria gives up northern Italy after Marengo The day after Marengo, the Austrian commander Michael von Melas signed an armistice with Napoleon. Austria agreed to withdraw behind the Mincio and hand over its fortresses in Piedmont, Liguria and Lombardy. The agreement confirmed French control of northern Italy.