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Jacques MacDonald
1765Nov, 17

Jacques MacDonald

Jacques MacDonald, French general (d. 1840)
Étienne Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, 1st Duke of Taranto (17 November 1765 – 25 September 1840), was a Marshal of the Empire and military leader during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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Events on 1765

  • 9Mar

    Jean Calas

    After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually committed suicide.
  • 22Mar

    Stamp Act 1765

    The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
  • 24Mar

    Quartering Act

    Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.