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Events from the year 1798 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

[edit] Incumbents

May–September - Irish Rebellion of 1798: Irish rebels stage an uprising against British dominance.^[1]
1 August - French Revolutionary Wars: Admiral Nelson's fleet destroys the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile.^[2]
22 August - French invasion force lands at Killala in Ireland, capturing the town.^[3]
8 September - French invasion force surrenders at Ballinamuck.^[3]
10 September - Battle of St. George's Caye: British settlers win a victory over Spanish settlers in what was to become the colony of British Honduras.^[1]
4 December - Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces income tax.^[4]

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^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 347–348. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
^ ^a ^b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 236-237. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.