Explore 620 historical events from 1810–1819.
James McCune Smith was an American physician, apothecary, abolitionist and author. He was the first African American to earn a medical degree. His M.D. was awarded by the Universit…
James McCune Smith, African-American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author (died 1865)
Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam was a French Catholic literary scholar, lawyer, journalist and equal rights advocate. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known…
Frédéric Ozanam, Italian-French historian and scholar (died 1853)
Caroline Leigh Gascoigne was a 19th-century English poet and novelist from London. The daughter of a wealthy banker, she began writing at an early age and went on to publish severa…
Caroline Leigh Gascoigne, English novelist and poet (died 1883)
The War of 1812 was a conflict initiated by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies fought mainly in North America and at sea during the wider Napoleonic Wars. …
War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George
William Lawson, MLC was a British soldier, explorer, land owner, grazier and politician. In 1800, he migrated to Sydney, New South Wales, and from 1819, he served as the commandant…
In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end o
The capture of USS Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of Boston Harbor, was fought on 1 June 1813, between the Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon and the United States Navy frigate U…
Capture of USS Chesapeake
The War of 1812 was a conflict initiated by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies fought mainly in North America and at sea during the wider Napoleonic Wars. …
War of 1812: In the Battle of Stoney Creek, considered a critical turning point in the war, a British force of 700 under
The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forc…
Peninsular War: Wellington defeats Joseph Bonaparte at the Battle of Vitoria
The War of 1812 was a conflict initiated by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies fought mainly in North America and at sea during the wider Napoleonic Wars. …
War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on
Montgomery Blair was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served in the Lincoln administration cabinet as Postmaster-General from 1861 to 1864, during the Civil War.…
Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General (died 1883)
Daniel Pollen was an Irish-New Zealand politician who became the ninth premier of New Zealand, serving from 6 July 1875 to 15 February 1876.
Daniel Pollen, Irish-New Zealand politician, 9th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1896)
Otto Jahn was a German archaeologist, philologist, and writer on art and music.
Otto Jahn, German archaeologist and philologist (died 1869)
Joseph Autran was a French poet.
Joseph Autran, French poet and author (died 1877)
Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his…
Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and reformer (died 1887)
The Battle of Beaver Dams took place on 24 June 1813, during the War of 1812. A column of troops from the United States Army marched from Fort George and attempted to surprise a Br…
Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army
The War of 1812 was a conflict initiated by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies fought mainly in North America and at sea during the wider Napoleonic Wars. …
War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Maitland was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Haddington from 1790 to 1796,…
Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate…
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to…
In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.
The War of the Sixth Coalition, sometimes known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation saw a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Sardi…
War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run…
Francis Boott was an American classical music composer of art songs and works for chorus.
Francis Boott, American composer (died 1904)
Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science". He originated the term milieu intérieur…
Claude Bernard, French physiologist and academic (died 1878)
Ivar Andreas Aasen was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, playwright, and poet. He was best known for having assembled one of the two official written versions of the Norwegia…
Ivar Aasen, Norwegian poet and linguist (died 1896)
Jean Servais Stas was a Belgian analytical chemist who accurately measured the atomic weight of carbon.
Jean Stas, Belgian chemist and physician (died 1891)
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hu…
French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.