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neoclasicism
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Defeat of the Marathis
On January 9, 1760 in Bihar (northeast India), the Afghans defeat the Marathis at the Battle of Barari Ghat -
Comet Lexell is discovered
July 1 – Comet Lexell (D/1770 L1, discovered by Anders Johan Lexell) passes close to Earth. -
begin of the french revolution
Storming of the Parisian town of La Bastille; Beginning of the French Revolution -
civil constitution to reorganize
The law on the civil constitution of the clergy voted on July 12, 1790 by the Constituent Assembly, was called to replace the Concordat of 1516. Its objective was to reorganize in depth the Church of France, transforming parish Catholic priests into "public officials ecclesiastics». -
Napoleon's invasion of Italy
Bonaparte seized power in France as consul in November, after 18 Brumaire, and set out for Italy. After crossing the Alps, he entered Milan in June 1800, and days later, the French victory after the Battle of Marengo led to the failure of the Austrian campaign in Italy. -
Mexican Independence
The independence of Mexico was the consequence of a political and social process resolved with arms, which put an end to Spanish rule in most of the territories of New Spain and began the First Mexican Empire. -
Spain and the constitution
In 1820, Spain and the Constitution of 1812 became the model for European revolutionaries. The kingdom of the Two Sicilies begins the revolution on July 2, and the Cadiz Constitution is proclaimed. From Naples, the movement will spread to the entire Italian Peninsula. -
The revolution began in France in 1830.
The revolution began in France in 1830 and meant the overthrow of the Bourbons and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in the hands of Louis Philippe of Orleans. Its influence expanded beyond the French borders and led to the independence of Belgium and the confrontation of Poland against the Russians.