What Happened in 1801 — Events, Births & Deaths

John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.

War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.

Treaty of Florence is signed, ending the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples.

French Revolutionary Wars: In the Battle of Copenhagen a British Royal Navy squadron defeats a hastily assembled, smaller, mostly-volunteer Dano-Norwegian Navy at high cost, forcing Denmark out of the Second League of Armed Neutrality.

First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.

British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.