Editing 1796 (section)

=== April–June ===
* [[April 2]] – The only night of the supposed [[Shakespeare]]an play ''[[Vortigern and Rowena]]'' (actually written by [[William Henry Ireland]]) ends in the audience's laughter.
* [[April 12]] – War of the [[First Coalition]] – [[Battle of Montenotte]]: [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] gains his first victory as an army commander.
* [[April 26]] – The French proclaim the [[Republic of Alba]] on the occupied territories. Two days later, King [[Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia]] signs the [[Armistice of Cherasco]], in the headquarters of Napoleon. The fortresses of [[Cuneo|Coni]], [[Gênes|Tortoni]] and [[Alessandria]], with all their guns, are given up.<ref>Reginald George Burton (2010). Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy 1796–1797 & 1800, p. 33. {{ISBN|978-0-85706-356-4}}</ref>
* [[April 27]] – [[Courrier de Lyon case|Case of the Lyons Mail]]: During the night, five highwaymen attack the mail between Paris and [[Lyon]], kill the postmen and steal the funds sent to the armies in Italy.
* [[April 28]] – In an impassioned speech, U.S. Representative [[Fisher Ames]] of Massachusetts persuades his fellow members of the House to support the Jay Treaty. <ref name="Harper1796"/>
* [[May 6]] – Napoleon Bonaparte forms an advanced guard (3,500 infantry and 1,500 cavalry) under General [[Claude Dallemagne]]. He sends this force along the south bank of the [[Po (river)|Po River]], to cross it with boats at [[Piacenza]].<ref>Reginald George Burton (2010). Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy 1796–1797 & 1800, p. 43. {{ISBN|978-0-85706-356-4}}</ref>
* [[May 10]]
** [[War of the First Coalition]] – [[Battle of Lodi]]: General [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] defeats the Austrian rearguard, in forcing a crossing of the bridge over the [[Adda River, Italy|Adda River]] in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men, 14 guns, and 30 ammunition wagons.
** [[Persian Expedition of 1796]]: Russian troops [[Storming of Derbent|storm Derbent]].
* [[May 14]] – [[Edward Jenner]] administers the first [[smallpox]] [[vaccination]], in England.
* [[May 15]] – [[Napoleon]]'s troops take [[Milan]].
* [[May 20]] – The last mock [[Garrat Elections]] are held in [[Surrey]], England.
* [[June 1]]
** The French-Republican army divisions of the [[Army of Italy (France)|Army of Italy]] invade the territories of ''[[Republic of Venice|Venice]]''.
** [[Tennessee]] is admitted as the 16th [[U.S. state]].  <ref name="Harper1796"/>
* [[June 6]]–[[June 7|7]] – Ragunda lake in Sweden bursts and drains completely leaving the [[Döda fallet]] dry.
* [[June 21]] – Scottish explorer [[Mungo Park (explorer)|Mungo Park]] becomes the first European to reach the [[Niger River]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology346">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/346|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/346 346]}}</ref>
* [[June 23]] – Napoleon Bonaparte seizes the [[Papal States#Napoleonic era|Papal States]], which become part of the revolutionary [[Cisalpine Republic]]. Pope [[Pope Pius VI|Pius VI]] signs the [[Armistice of Bologna]], and is forced to pay a contribution (34 million francs).