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Greek War of Independence: A combined Egyptian and Ottoman army began an invasion of the Mani Peninsula, but were initia
Greek War of Independence: At the Battle of Gravia Inn, a 120-man Greek force led by Odysseas Androutsos repulsed an Ott
Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish…
Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of…
Four days after the Court of King's Bench upheld an English murder suspect's right to a trial by battle in Ashford v Tho
French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of…
A riot broke out in Littleport, England, over high unemployment and rising grain costs, spreading to Ely the next day be
Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph,…
The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony…
War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-d
Aboard HMS Bellerophon, French emperor Napoleon surrendered to Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, concluding…
Britain celebrated a Grand Jubilee to mark 100 years since the accession of George I and 16 years since the start of…
Britain celebrated the Grand Jubilee to mark 100 years since the accession of George I and 16 years since the start of…
War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the…
War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the…
War of 1812: American militia forces repelled a British force at the Battle of Caulk's Field, killing 41 people…
War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British forces during the Battle of Baltimore,…
War of 1812: After three days of fighting, the beached U.S. Revenue Cutter Service vessel Eagle was captured by the…
William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth departed westward from Sydney on an expedition to become the firs