1796

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point in time: 1796-01-01
Commons category: 1796

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November 17: Battle of Arcole: French General Napoleon Bonaparte leads troops in defeat of the Austrian Army

May 10: Battle of Lodi, (Musée de la Révolution française). 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1796th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 796th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1796, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.