Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa
Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa
11 events found for 1806
Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa
British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate
The Vellore Mutiny is the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company.
At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman…
Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St.…
A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, kills around 200 people.
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares the moribund empire to be dissolved, although he retains power in the…
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires re-takes the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina after the first British…
Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle ends two days later with a Serbian victory over the…
A massive landslide destroys the town of Goldau, Switzerland, killing 457.