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| Abdication Selim III |  |
| 29th May Carrys out reforms but the military Janissaries & reactionary "Ulema" Council remain |
| 29th May Steps down in favor of Mustapha IV |
| Arrest Selim III | |
| 29th May Arrested by the Jannissaries |
| Battle of Copenhagen Congreve, William |  |
| Sep Copenhagen Claims his rockets have caused 1 million pounds worth of damage |
| Battle of Copenhagen Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Aug Copenhagen Wellington's brigade is reponsible defending supply lines |
8th Sep Copenhagen The Danes  capitulate rather then endure further damage to Copenhagen |
| Battle of Eylau Murat, Marechal Joachim |  |
8th Feb Eylau Helps Napoleon defeat Russian  forces under Benningsen with 18,000 cavalry |
| 8th Feb Eylau Murat saves the day at Eylau & checks the Russian advance |
| Battle of Eylau Napoleon I | |
| 8th Feb Eylau Defeats the Russian forces under Benningsen in east Prussia |
| Battle of Eylau Ney | |
| 8th Feb Eylau Fights at the Battle of Eylau |
| Battle of Eylau Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu | |
| 8th Feb Eylau Fights at the Battle of Eylau |
| Battle of Eylau Benningsen | |
| 8th Feb Eylau Defeated by Napoleon in East Prussia |
| Battle of Friedland Napoleon I | |
| 14th June Friedland Drives the Russians under the command of Bennigsen into Friedland |
| Battle of Friedland Ney | |
| 14th June Friedland Fights at the battle of Friedland |
| Battle of Friedland Alexander I | |
| 14th June Friedland Napoleon defeats the Russian Army |
| Battle of Friedland Benningsen | |
| 14th June Friedland Defeated at the battle of Friedland |
| Battle of Heilsberg Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 10th June Heilsberg Helps the French to an indecisive victory over the Russians |
| Battle of Heilsburg Napoleon I | |
| 10th June Heilsburg Repels the Russians who retreat North |
| Battle of Kioge Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 29th Aug Kioge Wellington's brigade drives away a Danish force & captures 1,700 |
| Battle of Konigsberg Ney | |
| Konigsberg Fights at the Battle of Konigsberg |
| Battle of Ostrolenka Suchet | |
| Ostrolenka Commands a division at Ostrolenka |
| Battle of Roskilde Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 26th Aug Roskilde Wellington's brigade drives away a Danish force of 4,000 |
| Battle of Waltersdorf Ney | |
| 5th Feb Waltersdorf French corps under Ney decisively defeat a Prussian army during Napoleon's Friedland campaign |
| Birth Garibaldi, Guisseppe |  |
| 4th July Nice Birth of Guisseppe Garibaldi |
| Birth Lee, Robert Edward |  |
| 18th Jan Birth of Robert Edward Lee |
| Campaign Friedland Ney | |
| 5th Feb Friedland French corps under Ney decisively defeat a Prussian army during Napoleon's Friedland campaign |
| Capture Junot | |
Lisbon Siezes Portugal  on Napoleon's orders & marches into Lisbon |
| Capture Napoleon I | |
| 19th June Tilsit Captures Tilsit after which the Russians agree to a truce |
| Capture Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 16th Aug Lyngby Wellington's brigade captures Lyngby, Denmark |
| Chancellor Perceval, Spencer | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Chief Secretary Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 3rd April Dublin Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland |
| Commander Suchet | |
| Appointed Commander of the 5th Corps |
| Commander Dalrymple, Hew | |
| Aug Appointed Commander-in-Chief for the liberation of Portugal from France |
| Commander Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 14th June Appointed Commander of the expedition to Portugal |
| Constitution Napoleon I | |
| 18th Aug The Tribunate is abolished leaving Napoleon in total power |
| Death Philippe | |
| Death of Antoine Philippe |
| Decree Berlin Decree Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| 7th Jan London Answers Napoleon's decree by British Order in Council closing coastal waters to France |
| Diplomacy Charles IV |  |
| Makes a secrettreaty with Napoleon |
| Dismissal Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Dismissed by Napolen but kept on as Vice-Grand Elector |
| Duel Stewart Stewart | |
| Castlereagh & Canning have a duel |
| Election Abercromby, James | |
| Midhurst Elected Member of Parliament for Midhurst |
| Election Temple, Henry John | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| General Division Hulin Hulin | |
| Appointed General of Division |
| General Junot | |
| Lisbon Appointed General |
| Lisbon Appointed General by Napoleon after capturing Lisbon |
| Independence Frederick William III |  |
| 9th July Danzig Under the 2nd Treaty of Tilsit Danzig becomes a free city |
| Independence Alexander I | |
| 9th July Danzig Under thetreaty of Tilst Danzig becomes a free city |
| Invasion of Denmark Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 31st July Joins the Danish expedition |
| 16th Aug Vedboek Wellington's brigade is the 1st to secure a beachhead |
| 3rd Sep Zealand Wellington informs his superiors he has cleared Zealand of resistance |
| 8th Sep Copenhagen The Danes capitulate rather then endure further damage to Copenhagen |
| Invasion of Portugal Junot | |
| Lisbon Siezes Portugal on Napoleon's orders & marches into Lisbon |
| Invasion of Portugal Napoleon I | |
| A joint Franco-Spanish army invades Portugal |
| Invasion of Portugal Dalrymple, Hew | |
| Aug Appointed Commander-in-Chief for the liberation of Portugal from France |
| Invasion of Portugal Moore, John | |
| 15th July Sent to Portugal with 10,000 men |
| Invasion of Portugal Spencer, Brent | |
| 14th June Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Wellington |
| Invasion of Portugal Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 14th June Appointed Commander of the expedition to Portugal |
| 12th July Cork Sets sail from Cork in Ireland for Portugal |
| 18th July Coruna Wellington reaches Coruna in Portugal |
| Invasion of Spain Charles IV | |
| Nov Napoleon sends an army into Spain under Jean-Andoche Junot toinvade Portugal , after the refusal of Prince Regent John VI to join the Continental System |
| Legislation Wilberforce, William | |
| 25th Mar The Slave Trade Act receives the royal assent |
| Lieutenant Wellesley, Arthur | |
| April Appointed Lieutenant-General |
| Lord Chancellor Scott | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor, 2nd term |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Canning, George | |
| 25th Mar Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term, given key responsibilities for the country's diplomacy in the Napoleonic Wars |
| Minister of Mint Bathurst, Henry | |
| Appointed Minister of the Mint |
| Parliament George III | |
| London Dissolved after Grey proposes a Bill allowing Catholics into the Army & Navy |
| Parliament Grey, Charles | |
| London Proposes a Bill allowing Catholics into the Army & Navy, the King dissolves Parliament |
| Peace Napoleon I | |
| 25th June River Nemen Napoleon & Alexander discuss peace after the battle of Friedland |
| Peace Frederick William III | |
| 25th June Tilsit Frederick William attends the peace discussions between Napoleon & Alexander |
| Peace Alexander I | |
| 25th June River Nemen Napoleon & Alexander meet on the River Nemen to discuss peace |
| Peerage Junot | |
| Abrantes Created Duc d'Abrantes by Napoleon |
| Abrantes Created Duc d'Abrantes by Napoleon after capturing Lisbon |
| Peerage Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 15th Mar Berg Created Grand Duke of Berg & Cleves |
| 15th Mar Created Grand Duke of Berg & Cleves |
| Peerage Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu | |
| Dalmatie Created Duke of Dalmatie |
| Plot Charles IV | |
| Accuses his son Ferdinand of sedition & seeking to usurp the royal title |
| Pope Gregory XVI | |
| Vatican Appointed Procurator General |
| President Apsley, Henry | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| President Bathurst, Henry | |
| Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| President Petion, Alexandre Sabes |  |
| Mar Appointed President of Haiti, the independent southern part of the island |
| Prime Minister Cavendish | |
| 24th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain , 2nd term |
| Publication Hegel, Friedrich | |
| Publication of, "The Phenomenology of Mind" |
| Reform Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| 25th Mar London Royal Assent is given to an Act abolishing slavery |
| Reform Wilberforce, William | |
| 25th Mar The Slave Trade Act receives the royal assent |
| Resignation Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Talleyrand-Perigord resigns as minister of foreign affairs over his opposition to the Franco-Russian Alliance |
| Resignation Cavendish | |
| 24th Mar London Grenville's "Ministry of all talents" collapses after failure to emancipate Catholics |
| Resignation Grey, Charles | |
| London Attempts to secure Catholic emancipation are opposed by George III & other Ministers |
| London Grey remains out of office for 23 years |
| Rule of River Elbe Alexander I | |
| 9th July River Elbe Under the 2ndtreaty of Tilsit Prussia loses land west of the River Elbe to France |
| Secretary of Home Affairs Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| Appointed Home Secretary, 3rd term |
| Secretary of State Speransky, Mikhail Mikhailovich | |
| Appointed Secretary of State to Alexander I |
| Secretary of War Stewart | |
| Appointed War Secretary |
| Siege of Constantinople Selim III | |
| Constantinople The Ambassador of Napoleon I is dismissed |
| Constantinople The British send a fleet to Constantinople, Turkey must yield to Russia's demands |
| Siege of Danzig Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm | |
| Danzig Serves in the siege of Danzig |
| Slavery Wilberforce, William | |
| Wilberforce's bill passes all its stages through the House of Commons but it was too late in the parliamentary session for it to complete its passage through the House of Lords |
| 31st Jan A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, an essay summarizing the evidence, is published by Wilberforce and forms the basis for the final phase of the campaign |
| 23rd Feb Charles Grey moves for a second reading in the Commons, as tributes are made to Wilberforce, who had laboured for the cause during the preceding twenty years, the bill was carried by 283 votes to 16 |
| 25th Mar The Slave Trade Act receives the royal assent |
| Succession Mustapha IV | |
| Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey |
| Treaty of Charles IV | |
| Makes a secrettreaty with Napoleon |
| Treaty of Tilsit, 1st Napoleon I | |
Tilsit Gives Russia free hand in Sweden  , Annexing the grand Duchy of Finland 1809 |
| 9th July Tilsit Napoleon I & Alexander I cease hostilities |
| Treaty of Tilsit, 1st Cavendish | |
7th Nov Tilsit Russia signs atreaty with France breaking the Anglo  -Russian alliance against France |
| Treaty of Tilsit, 1st Alexander I | |
| 7th July Tilsit French control of central & western Europe is recognized |
| 7th July Tilsit Napoleon I & Alexander I end the war against each other |
| 7th July Tilsit Prussia is halved in size |
| 7th July Tilsit Russia agrees to mediate between England & France |
| 7th July Tilsit Russia has a free hand with Sweden & takes the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1809 |
| 7th July Tilsit Russian interests in the Baltic & Black Sea are secured |
| 7th July Tilsit The grand Duchy of Warsaw & Kingdom of Westphalia are created |
| Treaty of Tilsit, 2nd Napoleon I | |
| 9th July Tilsit Danzig becomes a free city |
| 9th July Tilsit French control in central & western Europe & Russian Baltic control are recognised |
| 9th July Tilsit Napol |
