1841 events
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (depicted), a leader of the Mexican War of Independence, was executed by Spanish forces in…
The Primera Junta, the first independent government in Argentina, was established in an open cabildo in Buenos Aires, ma
The Primera Junta, the first independent government in Argentina, was established in an open cabildo in Buenos Aires, ma
Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeated the Royal Navy, preventing them from capturing the harbour of Grand Port on…
Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron
War of the Fifth Coalition: French general Louis-Nicolas Davout defeated an Austrian force in Lower Bavaria, allowing h
War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Batt
Napoleon's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian army at the Battle of Wagram, the decisive confrontation…
Peninsular War: British and Portuguese forces put an end to the first French invasion of Portugal at the Battle of…
The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate USS Chesapeake (pictured) in the belief that t
In one of several violent incidents involving future U
Indian sepoys mutinied against the East India Company at Vellore Fort.
Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptured the British-held Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance
Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois near present-day Hartford, Illinois,
Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive…
Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive…
Gia Long conquered Hanoi and unified modern-day Vietnam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.
French Revolutionary Wars: The 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo was captured by the outmanned and outgunned HMS Speedy
First Barbary War: The Barbary corsairs of Tripoli declared war on the United States by cutting down the flagstaff in fr