1796 in France
Events from the year 1796 in France.Events
- 9 March - Widow Joséphine de Beauharnais marries General Napoléon Bonaparte.
- 12 April - Battle of Montenotte, French victory over Austria and Sardinian forces. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
- 13 April - Battle of Millesimo, French victory against Austrian and Sardinian forces.
- 14 April-15 April - Second Battle of Dego, French victory over Austro-Sardinian forces.
- 21 April - Battle of Mondovì, French victory over the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- 10 May - Battle of Lodi, French victory over Austria.
- 15 May - French troops take Milan.
- 5 July - Battle of Rastatt, French victory against Austria.
- 5 August - Battle of Castiglione, French victory over Austria.
- 11 August - Battle of Neresheim, French victory over Austria.
- 19 August - Second Treaty of San Ildefonso, signed by France and Spain, to ally against Great Britain.
- 24 August - Battle of Amberg, Austrian victory over French forces.
- 3 September - Battle of Würzburg, Austrian victory over France.
- 4 September - Battle of Rovereto, French victory against Austria.
- 8 September - Battle of Bassano, French victory over Austrian forces.
- 15 November-17 November - Battle of the Bridge of Arcole, French victory over Austria.
Births
- 17 February - Louis Eugène Marie Bautain, philosopher and theologian.
- 22 February - Alexis Bachelot, Roman Catholic priest and Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands .
- 17 March - Jean-François Bayard, playwright.
- 24 March - Zulma Carraud, children's author
- 31 March - Philippe Buchez, author and politician.
- 1 June - Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, physicist and military engineer.
- 24 June - Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao, general and statesman.
- 17 July - Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter.
- 24 September - Antoine-Louis Barye, sculptor.
- 6 November - Jean-Claude-Léonard Baveux, priest and missionary in Canada.
- 21 November - Jean Zuléma Amussat, surgeon.
Full date unknown
- Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, satirical poet.
- Joseph Paul Gaimard, naturalist.
Deaths
- 1 January - Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, musician and chemist.
- 8 January - Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, actor, dramatist, essayist, and revolutionary.
- 23 February - Jean-Nicolas Stofflet, leader of Revolt in the Vendée.
- 6 March - Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, writer.
- 26 March - François de Charette, soldier and politician.
- 1 May - Alexandre Guy Pingré, astronomer and naval geographer.
- 30 July - Nicolas de Pigage, architect.
- 21 September - François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, General.
- 27 September - Jean-Bernard Gauthier de Murnan, General.
- 16 October - Antoine-Joseph Pernety, writer.
Full date unknown
- Jean Avisse, furniture maker.
- Pierre-Marie-Jérôme Trésaguet, engineer.
