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The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign state in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1801...

Timeline of Events

1783

9.3.1783

American Revolutionary War: the war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

11.25.1783

American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

1792

6.4.1792

Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.

1794

11.19.1794

The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.

1796

7.11.1796

The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.

1798

9.3.1798

The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.

1799

8.30.1799

The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the Second Coalition of the French Revolutionary Wars.

1800

8.1.1800

The Act of Union 1800 is passed in which merges the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

1801

1.1.1801

The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

1829

3.22.1829

The three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.

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