April

1769
29 April: Birth of Arthur Wellesley.

1792
20 April: French Assembly declares war on King of Bohemia.

1793
5 April: General Dumouriez defects to Allies.
6 April: Establishment of Committee of Public Safety.

1794
5 April: Execution of Danton.
24 April: Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies.

1795
1 April: Coup of 12 Germinal.

1796
12 April: The battle of Montenotte.
12 April: The battle of Millesimo.
14-15 April: Battles of Dego.
21 April: The battle of Mondovi.
28 April: Armistice of Cherasco.

1797
16 April: Spithead Mutiny.

1798
12 April: Napoleon Bonaparte appointed to command Army of the Orient.
26 April: Creation of Helvetic Republic.

1799
16 April: Battle of Mount Tabor.

1800
5 April: Austria attacks Italy.
20 April: Siege of Genoa begins.

1801
2 April: The battle of Copenhagen.

1805
11 April: Alliance between Russia and Britain.

1806
1 April: Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Naples.
April: Joachim Murat becomes Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves.

1807
26 April: Franco-Russian Convention of Bartenstein.

1809
9 April: Creation of Fifth Coalition, Austria attacks Bavaria.
20 April: The battle of Abensberg.
21 April: Storming of Landshut.
22 April: The battle of Eckmuhl.
23 April: The storming of Ratisbon.
26 April: Arthur Wellesley lands at Lisbon.

1810
2 April: Bonaparte marries Marie-Louise.
17 April: Marshal Massena takes command in Portugal.

1811
3 April: Battle of Sabugal.

1812
6 April: Storm of Badajoz.

1814
6 April: First abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte at Fontainebleau.
10 April: The battle of Toulouse.
11 April: Treaty of Fontainebleau.

1815
4 April: British reach Brussels.