Historedia
Person

Pasquale Paoli

Events
3
Episodes
10
Years
1767–1796

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pasquale Paoli, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Corsican Invasion of Capraia

    1767–1768

    Role: Corsican head of state whose troops occupied Capraia

    1. 1767 · Genoese island of Capraia in the Tuscan ArchipelagoCorsican occupation of Capraia

      In 1767 troops under Pasquale Paoli of the newly independent Corsican Republic occupied the Genoese island of Capraia.

    2. 1768 · Capraia under the Treaty of VersaillesReturn of Capraia to Genoa

      After the French conquest of Corsica, the Treaty of Versailles (1768) returned Capraia to Genoa and detached it from Corsica.

  2. French Conquest of Corsica

    1768–1770

    Role: Leader of the Corsican Republic and commander of Corsican forces

    1. 1768 · CorsicaGenoa cedes Corsica to France

      By the 1768 Treaty of Versailles, an exhausted Genoa ceded all rights over Corsica to France after selling the island.

    2. October 1768 · CorsicaFrench setback at Borgo

      France's first offensive failed in October 1768 when its small expeditionary force suffered a significant setback at the Battle of Borgo.

    3. 1769 · CorsicaDecisive French victory at Ponte Novu

      In 1769 the Comte de Vaux decisively defeated the Corsican army at the Battle of Ponte Novu, effectively ending organized Corsican resistance.

    4. 1769–1770 · CorsicaCorsican surrender and French annexation

      Lacking the willpower and manpower to resist, the Corsican forces surrendered the island, which France annexed and consolidated over about a year.

  3. Establishment of the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom

    1793–1796

    Role: Corsican leader who declared secession from France and requested British protection

    1. 1793 · Corte, CorsicaCorsican Secession from France

      Accused of treason, Paoli presided over a consulta at Corte in 1793 that declared Corsica's formal secession from France.

    2. 1794 · CorsicaBritish Fleet Sent to Corsica

      In 1794 Britain, at war with revolutionary France, dispatched a fleet to Corsica under Admiral Samuel Hood.

    3. early 1795 · Bastia, CorsicaCapital Moved to Bastia

      In early 1795 Sir Gilbert moved the kingdom's capital from inland Corte to coastal Bastia, a centre for French and Corsican royalists.

    4. 19 October 1796 · Bastia, CorsicaFrench Reconquest of Bastia

      On 19 October 1796 the French reconquered Bastia, and Corsica became two French départements, Golo and Liamone.

Sources

  1. Capraia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
  2. Pasquale Paoli Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
  3. French conquest of Corsica Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  4. Anglo-Corsican Kingdom Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26