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During the Great Siege of Gibraltar, the Spanish constructed 10 floating batteries, which had 212 cannons and were crewed by 5,260 men. British heated shot quickly destroyed all of the batteries, killing 719 men. The destruction of the floating batteries marked the end of actual operations during the siege. 719 1797 France
The death of Napoleon I took place on May 5, 1821, at Longwood on the island of St. Helena, during his exile, at the age of 51. It was due to stomach cancer, resulting from the aggravation of an ulcer. From the 1950s onwards, some authors disputed this version, proposing a criminal cause following arsenic poisoning.
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1791–1795: George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition. 1791–1804: The Haitian Revolution. 1791: Surprise Symphony written by Haydn. 1792–1802: The French Revolutionary Wars lead into the Napoleonic Wars, which last from 1803–1815. 1792: The New York Stock & Exchange Board is founded. 1792: Polish–Russian War ...
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics , famines , or genocides .
The 1800s (pronounced "eighteen-hundreds") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 1800, and ended on 31 December 1809.. The term "eighteen-hundreds" could also mean the entire century from 1 January 1800 to 31 December 1899 (the years beginning with "18"), [citation needed] and is almost synonymous with the 19th century (1801–1900).