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Historical Events in July 1799

  • Jul 7 Ranjit Singh's men take up their positions outside Lahore

Rosetta Stone Discovered

Jul 15 The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign

William Clark's Slave

Jul 24 William Clark is willed the slave York, who would go on to accompany him and play an important role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Battle of Abukir

Jul 25 French-Egyptian forces under Napoleon I beat Turks at Battle of Abukir