1795 - What happened in 1795 ?

January 1795

Friday 16:

French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands.

Monday 19:

Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands. End of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands.

February 1795

Saturday 07:

The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.

March 1795

Saturday 28:

Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.

April 1795

Tuesday 07:

France adopts the metre as the unit of length.

May 1795

Friday 15:

First Coalition: Napoleon I of France enters Milan in triumph.

September 1795

Wednesday 16:

United Kingdom conquers Cape Town, South Africa

October 1795

Thursday 01:

Belgium is conquered by France.

Saturday 24:

Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided between Austria, Prussia and Russia

Monday 26:

The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created

Tuesday 27:

The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the U.S.

November 1795

Wednesday 25:

Partitions of Poland: Stanislaus August Poniatowski, the last king of independent Poland, was forced to abdicate and move to Russia.