January 27th.—Soult takes Ferrol (retaken by English, June 22nd).
February 21st.—Lannes takes Saragossa.
February 23rd.—English capture Martinique.
March 4th.—Madison made President of United States.
March 29th.—Soult fights battle of Oporto. Spaniards lose 20,000 men and 200 guns. Gustavus Adolphus abdicates throne of Sweden.
April 9th.—Austrians under Archduke Charles cross the Inn, enter Bavaria, and take Munich. Napoleon receives this news April 12th, and reaches Strasburg April 15th.
April 15th.—Eugène defeated on the Tagliamento.
April 16th.—And at Sacile.
April 19th.—Combat of Pfafferhofen. Oudinot repulses Austrians, while Davoust wins the Battle of Thann. Napoleon joins the army.
April 20th.—Battle of Abensberg. Archduke Louis defeated. Austrians take Ratisbon, and 1800 prisoners. Poles defeated by Archduke Ferdinand at Baszy.