Explore 208 historical events from 1810–1819.
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)
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco was a Venezuelan military officer and statesman who led what are currently the countries of Bolivia, Col…
South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El
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
Stephen Arnold Douglas was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. As a U.S. senator, he was one of two nominees of the divided Democratic Party to run for president in th…
Stephen A
Joseph Autran was a French poet.
Joseph Autran, French poet and author (died 1877)
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duc d'Istrie was a French military leader of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was made a Marshal of the Empire by Emperor Napoleon…
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (born 1768)
Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc, Duke of Frioul, was a French general and diplomat who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his friendsh…
Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (born 1772)
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish Lutheran theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher…
Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and author (died 1855)
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor, best known for his operas, although his mature works are often referred to as music dramas.…
Richard Wagner, German composer (died 1883)
Benjamin Rush was an American revolutionary, a Founding Father of the United States and signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where…
Benjamin Rush, American physician and educator (born 1745)
Zebulon Montgomery Pike was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions through the Louisiana…
Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (born 1779)
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky was a field marshal of the Russian Empire. He served as a military officer and a diplomat under the reign of three Roman…
Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (born 1745)
Antonio Cachia (1739–1813) was a Maltese architect, civil and military engineer and archaeologist who was active in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Antonio Cachia, Maltese architect, engineer and archaeologist (born 1739)
Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, PC was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As a junior officer he saw action during the Seven Years' War. Middleton was given command …
Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (born 1726)
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…
William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth departed westward from Sydney on an expedition to become the firs
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: The troops of the U
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: Mortally wounded, U
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: The British ambushed an American encampment near present-day Stoney Creek, Ontario, capturing two senior of
The Territory of Orleans or Orleans Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from October 1, 1804, until April 30, 1812, when it was admi…
The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U
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