1777


Sep 8
1777 Vermont declares its independence from New York, becoming the Vermont Republic, an independent country, a status it retains until it joins the United States as the 14th state in 1791.

1799


Jun 7
Age: 21y
1799 • The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu, Tukuʻaho, plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.

1800


Sep 2
Age: 22y
1800 • The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.

1802


Jan 6
Age: 24y

1804


Jun 27
Age: 26y

1805


Aug 27
Age: 27y
1805 Old Man of the Mountain is first mentioned.

1807


Nov 30
Age: 30y
1807 • With the death of Henry Benedict Stuart, the last Stuart claimant to the throne of the United Kingdom, the movement of Jacobitism comes to an effective end.

1809


Nov 2
Age: 32y
1809 • Peninsula War: Battle of Talavera: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force.

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