1795–1820 in Western fashion Assemblée, founded by John Bell, was a British women's magazine published from 1806 to 1837. It was best known for its fashion plates of Regency era styles, showing how women should dress and behave. When fashion became available for everybody, people were expected to dress according to the latest fashion. Dressmakers would show the fashion-plates to their customers, so that customers could catch up to the latest styles. 1790s: 1800s: 1810s: 1820s: In this period, fashionable women's clothing styles were based on the Empire silhouette — dresses were closely fitted to the torso just under the bust, falling loosely below.
Transport vessels for the British invasion of the Dutch Cape Colony (1795) Transport vessels for the British invasion of the Dutch Cape Colony (1795) In 1795 the British government decided to mount an Invasion of the Cape Colony. The Admiralty sent two battle squadrons to the Cape on 3 April 1795, one under Vice-Admiral Sir George Keith Elphinstone and the other under Commodore John Blankett, carrying a small expeditionary force of 515 soldiers from the 78th Regiment of Foot under Major-General Sir James Henry Craig. (A contingent of EIC troops from Saint Helena also joined this force.) A larger force under General Alured Clarke was instructed to follow these squadrons on 15