What Happened in 1798 — Events, Births & Deaths

Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire.

The Roman Republic is proclaimed after Louis-Alexandre Berthier, a general of Napoleon, had invaded the city of Rome five days earlier.

French Revolutionary Wars: A French force attempting to dislodge a small British garrison on the Îles Saint-Marcouf is repulsed with heavy losses.

Napoleon Bonaparte and his expedition force leave France to invade Egypt.

Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battles of Arklow and Saintfield.

The French Armée d'Orient under Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a Mamluk army under Murad Bey in battle of Shubra Khit.

The Sedition Act of 1798 becomes law in the United States making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government.

French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.

French troops land at Kilcummin, County Mayo, Ireland to aid the rebellion.

At the Battle of St. George's Caye, British Honduras defeats Spain.

The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu begins.