1769 in France
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Events from the year 1769 in France.
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[edit] Events
- 8 May - Battle of Ponte Novu begins between royal French forces and the native Corsicans.
- 9 May - Battle of Ponte Novu ends, marking the end of the Corsican War and paving the way for French dominance over the island.
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- Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot demonstrates a steam-powered artillery tractor.
[edit] Births
- 10 January - Michel Ney, military commander (d.1815).
- 31 January - André-Jacques Garnerin, inventor of the frameless parachute (d.1823).
- 1 March - François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, general (d.1796).
- 29 March - Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Marshal General of France and three times Prime Minister of France (d.1851).
- 11 April - Jean Lannes, General (mortally wounded in battle) (d.1809).
- 29 July - Louis-Benoît Picard, playwright (d.1828).
- 15 August - Napoleon I of France, military and political leader (d.1821).
- 28 December - Auguste Hilarion, comte de Kératry, poet, novelist, historian and politician (d.1859).
