Explore 509 historical events from 1810–1819.
The siege of Cuautla was a battle of the War of Mexican Independence that occurred from 19 February through 2 May 1812 at Cuautla, Morelos. The Spanish royalist forces loyal to the…
The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory
John Bellingham was an English merchant and perpetrator of the 1812 murder of Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to be assassinated.
John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spence
Two Treaties of Örebro were signed on the same day, 18 July 1812, in Örebro, Sweden. Negotiated by the British minister-plenipotentiary in Sweden, Edward Thornton, they formally en…
The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars.
Pigeon Roost State Historic Site is located between Scottsburg and Henryville, Indiana, United States. A one-lane road off U.S. Route 31 takes the visitor to the site of a village …
Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
Juraj Dobrila was a Croatian Catholic bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for South Slavic peoples, Croats and Slovenes, in Istria under Aus…
Juraj Dobrila, Croatian bishop and national revivalist (died 1882)
Spencer Perceval was a British statesman and barrister who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809 until his assassination in May 1812. He is the only British pr…
Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons
The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy, spanning most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Rep…
Imperial Russia signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War
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: U
Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is bordered by Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of t…
Following Louisiana's admittance as a U
An Act Declaring War between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Dependencies Thereof and the United States of America and Their Territories was passed by the 1…
The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison, beginning the War of
Solomon Caesar Malan D.D., Vicar of Broadwindsor, Prebendary of Sarum, was a Geneva-born Anglican divine, a polyglot and orientalist. He published around 50 works related to biblic…
Solomon Caesar Malan, Swiss-English orientalist (died 1894)
Sir Frederick Whitaker was an English-born New Zealand politician who served twice as the premier of New Zealand and six times as Attorney-General.
Frederick Whitaker, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1891)
William W. Snow was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York from 1851 to 1853.
William W
Friedrich Adolf Ferdinand, Freiherr von Flotow was a German composer. He is chiefly remembered for his opera Martha, which was popular in the 19th century and the early part of the…
Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (died 1883)
Robert Browning was an English poet and playwright whose dramatic monologues put him high among the Victorian poets. He was noted for irony, characterisation, dark humour, social c…
Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (died 1889)
William Henry Barlow was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway engineering projects. Barlow was involved in many engineering enterpris…
William Henry Barlow, English engineer (died 1902)
The First French Empire declared war on Russian Empire on 22 June [O.S. 10 June] 1812, starting Napoleon's invasion two days later. The declaration of war was presented in a diplom…
France declares war on Russia, starting Napoleon's invasion
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: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–1804) under the First…
Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia
The Army of the Northwest was a United States Army formation formed at the outset of the War of 1812 and charged with taking control of the state of Ohio, the Indiana Territory, Mi…
The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.
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…
Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War: Battle of Salamanca: British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of…
Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he…
Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (died 1888)
George Knight Teulon was a 19th-century English-Texian journalist and freemason who was a cofounder and the editor of The Austin City Gazette, the first newspaper published in Aust…
George K
Sir Robert Richard Torrens,, also known as Robert Richard Chute Torrens, was an Irish-born parliamentarian, writer, and land reformer. After a move to London in 1836, he became pro…
Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (died 1884)