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Historical Events in October 1799

  • Oct 2 Duke of York & Russians capture Alkmaar in Netherlands
  • Oct 6 Battle of Castricum: Franco-Dutch army beats British-Russian army
  • Oct 9 Sinking of British frigate HMS Lutine, with the loss of 240 men and cargo worth £1,200,000 off Dutch coast
  • Oct 10 Convention of Alkmaar: British-Russian invasion army departs Holland
  • Oct 22 Russia leaves second anti-French Coalition

Goya Made Court Painter

Oct 31 Francisco Goya is appointed first court painter at the Spanish court in Madrid, the highest honor for a Spanish painter [1]