Events Date 1796 April | History by KabAstro

Quadratic Reciprocity Law

Apr 8 Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, proves the quadratic reciprocity law (the ability to determine the solvability of any quadratic equation in modular arithmetic)

Mathematician, Astronomer and Physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss

Battle of Millesimo

Apr 13 Battle of Millesimo, Italy: Napoleon's forces defeat allied armies of Austria and of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont.

Apr 13 First elephant arrives in US from India
Apr 21 Napoleon and the French defeat the Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi
Apr 28 Armistice of Cherasco between Sardinia and Napoleon Bonaparte at Cherasco, Piedmont gives France territories of Piedmont, Savoy and Nice

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