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| Alliance Metternich |  |
| 16th Mar Illyria Franch agrees to restore the Illyrian Provinces to Austria |
| 16th Mar Austria agrees to provide an army for Napoleon |
| Alliance Napoleon I |  |
| 24th Feb Prussia allows for the free passage of French troops against Russia |
| Alliance Frederick William III |  |
| 24th Feb Prussia allows for the free passage of French troops against Russia |
| Alliance Stewart |  |
| 4th Mar Leads the coalition against Napoleon & prevents Allies dealing separately with France |
| Arrest Gascoyne, Isaac | |
| 11th May Arrests John Bellinigham for the assassination of Spencer Perceval |
| Assassination Bellingham, John | |
| 11th May London Shoots Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in the lobby of the House of Commons |
| Assassination Gascoyne, Isaac | |
| 11th May Advises John Bellinigham to petition Spencer Perceval for compensation |
| Assassination Perceval, Spencer | |
| 11th May London Shot in the lobby of the Commons by John Bellinigham who blames him for his bankruptcy |
| Battle of Beresina Napoleon I | |
| 28th Nov Beresina Partial Rusian victory after the failed attempt by the French to capture Moscow |
| 28th Nov Beresina Russian attack on the French while they are crossing the Beresina River |
| Battle of Beresina Victor, Claude | |
| 28th Nov Beresina Rusian victory after failed attempt by the French to capture Moscow, 36,000 are killed |
| Battle of Borodino Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 7th Sep Borodino Murat fights at the battle of Borodino |
| Battle of Borodino Napoleon I | |
| 8th Sep Borodino Napoleon I advances as far as Borodino on the River Koloc 70 miles west of Moscow |
| 8th Sep Borodino Napoleon I is just able to continue his advance on Moscow atter losing 28,000 |
| 8th Sep Borodino Napoleon just manages to occupy Moscow |
| 8th Sep Borodino Napoleon Loses 12 generals as the Russians retreat intact & burn Moscow |
| 8th Sep Borodino Napoleon loses 30,000 to the Russian 44,000 |
| Battle of Borodino Ney | |
| Borodino Commands the French centre, after which he is created a Prince |
| Battle of Borodino Benningsen |  |
| 8th Sep Borodino Commands the Russian centre at Borodino |
| Battle of Borodino Kutuzov | |
| 8th Sep Borodino The Russians are defeated but manage to retreat to Moscow |
| Battle of Dresden Schwarzenburg | |
| 26th Aug Dresden Attacks Napoleon at St Cyr with the Emperors of Russia & Austria but is repulsed |
| Battle of Dresden Napoleon I | |
| 26th Aug Dresden With 80,000 men defeats an Allied Army under Schwarzenburg of 200,000 men |
| Battle of Kulm Vandamme, Dominique Rene | |
| 30th Aug Kulm Captured in battle & loses 17,000 men to the Russians & Prussians |
| Battle of New Orleans Davis, Jefferson |  |
| New Orleans Involved in the battle of New Orleans |
| Battle of Ostronovo Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 25th July Ostronovo Murat fights at the battle of Ostronovo |
| Battle of Ostrowno Napoleon I | |
| 26th July Ostrowno French victory but delays their advance |
| Battle of Queenston Brock, Isaac | |
| 13th Oct Queenston Defeats Van Rensselaer during an American invasion of Canada |
| 13th Oct Queenston Killed during the battle |
| Battle of Salamanca Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 17th June Salamanca Wellington's Allied Army enters Salamanca unopposed |
| 22nd July Salamanca Wellington defeats a French force of 40,000 under Marmont, opening the way to Madrid |
| Battle of Smolensk Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 17th Aug Smolensk Murat fights at the battle of Smolensk |
| Battle of Smolensk Tolly, Barclay de | |
| 18th Aug Smolensk Leads a Russian Army of 120,000 to stop the French advance but forced back to Smolensk |
| 18th Aug Smolensk The Russians set fire to Smolensk fearing the French might cut off their retreat |
| Battle of Tarutino Benningsen | |
| Tarutino Defeats Murat |
| Birth Anthes, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d' | |
| Birth of Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d' Anthes , born to a French royalist ‚migr‚ family |
| Brigadier General Harrsison, William Henry | |
| Appointed Brigadier General |
| Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 19th Jan Rodrigo Captures Ciudad Rodrigo |
| Capture of Detroit Brock, Isaac | |
| 16th Aug Detroit Captures Detroit |
| Capture of Detroit Hull, William | |
| 16th Aug Detroit William Hull surrenders Detroit to the British General Sir Isaac Brock |
| Capture of Madrid Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 12th Aug Madrid Wellington's Army enters Madrid, it is free from French occupation since Dec 1808 |
| Capture of Pomerania Napoleon I | |
| 19th Jan Pomerania The French capture Swedish Pomerania |
| Capture of Rugen Napoleon I | |
| 19th Jan Rugen The French capture Rugen |
| Capture of Whaling Ships Porter, David | |
| Galapagos Commands the Essex & captures 3 British whaling ships off the Galapagos |
| Commander Kutuzov | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief against France |
| Constitution Ferdinand VII |  |
| 10th Mar Ferdinand VII repudiates the liberal constitution |
| 10th Mar The Cortes passes a liberal Constitution under a hereditary monarch |
| Coup d'Etat Hulin | |
| Paris Suppresses Malet's plot to overthrow the Empire |
| Suppresses Malet's plot to overthrow the Empire |
| Death Brock, Isaac | |
| 13th Oct Queenston Death of Isaac Brock, killed during the battle of Queenston |
| Death Perceval, Spencer | |
| 11th May London Death of Spencer Perceval, assassinated |
| Death Tooke, John Horne | |
| Death of John Horne Tooke |
| Declaration of War Napoleon I | |
| Alexander attempts to settle the frontiers of Europe, Napoleon declares war on Russia |
| Declaration of War Perceval, Spencer | |
| 18th July America declares war against Britain for violating neutral waters |
| Declaration of War Madison, James | |
| Washington America is subject to British coastal raids & the destruction of Washington |
| Washington Declares war on Britain |
| Election Abercromby, James | |
| Calne Elected Member of Parliament for Calne |
| Embargo Britain Madison, James | |
| 4th April The USAdeclares a 90 day embargo in preparation for war with Britain |
| Embargo Perceval, Spencer | |
| 4th April The USAdeclares a 90 day embargo in preparation for war with Britain |
| Governor Hulin | |
| Paris Appointed Governor of Paris |
| Governor Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm | |
| Appointed Governor General of east & west Prussia |
| Governor Barbour, James | |
| Virginia Appointed Governor of Virginia |
| Invasion of Russia Schwarzenburg | |
| Commands the Austrian forces during the French invasion of Russia |
| Invasion of Russia Napoleon I | |
| On the eve of the invasion says, "Avant deux mois, la Russie me demandera la paix" |
| 24th Feb Prussia allows for the free passage of French troops against Russia |
| 8th May Leaves France for the Russian campaign |
| 24th June Kovno Watches leading regiments of the Grand Army cross the River Niemen at Kovno |
| 24th June River Niemen 530,000 vross the River Niemen to invade Russia |
| 24th June River Niemen Collects 675,000 men from the grand Duchy of Warsaw |
| 24th June River Niemen Cross es the River Niemen with the "Grande Armee" |
| 28th June Wilna Reaches Wilna but the Russian Army has fled |
| 25th July Beschen'schi Reaches Beschenkowitschi, the town has been deserted |
| 27th July Witepsk The French engage some Russian regiments to force the Russians into battle |
| 28th July Wilna The French arrive at Wilna |
| 28th July Witepsk The Russian Army has withdrawn without any trace |
| 16th Sep Moscow 1,000 armed Russian convicts with fuses & bombs are burn Moscow to the ground |
| 24th Sep Moscow Enters Moscow with the "Grande Armee" which was reduced to a force of just 1,000 men |
| 9th Nov Smolensk Napoleon retreats to Smolensk |
| 25th Nov Discovers an unmapped ford only 100 yards wide & 6 feet deep |
| 25th Nov Persued by forces of 3 to 1 |
| 25th Nov River Beresina Retreats over the Beresina River |
| 27th Nov Beresina Cross es the Beresina but only 25,000 of his Grande Armee remain |
| 3rd Dec Napoleon's retreat from Russia is over, from an initial force of 525,000 men and 1,400 guns, Napoleon manages to salvage a little over 25,000 men and 200 cannons, the rest succumbed to General Winter |
| 6th Dec Paris Deserts his army & retreats to Paris |
| Invasion of Russia Ney | |
| Moscow Commands the French retreat from Moscow |
| Invasion of Russia Bem, Jozef |  |
| Takes part in Napoleon's Russian campaign |
| Invention Electric Battery Faraday, Michael | |
| Invents the electric battery |
| Legislation George IV | |
| 11th Feb The Regency Act removes the restrictions on the Regency |
| Legislation Perceval, Spencer | |
| 20th Mar Frame-breaking becomes a capital offence |
| 20th Mar London Frame-breaking becomes a capital offence |
| Lieutenant Colonel San Martin, Jose de |  |
| Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the Spanish Army |
| Appointedieutenant Colonel in the Spanish Army |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Stewart | |
| 4th Mar Appointed Foreign Minister under Lord Liverpool |
| Peerage Suchet | |
| Albufera Created Duke of Albufera |
| Peerage Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Feb Rodrigo Created Duque de Ciudad de Rodrigo |
| Feb Wellington Created Earl of Wellington |
| 18th Aug Wellington Created Marquess of Wellington |
| Plot Hulin | |
| Paris Suppresses Malet's plot to overthrow the Empire |
| Plot Napoleon I | |
| Malet forges a document announcing a provisional Government under Moreau & Malet |
| Malet forges a document announcing the death of Napoleon |
| Prime Minister Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| 9th June Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Rule of Illyrian Provinces Metternich | |
| 16th Mar Illyria Franch agrees to restore the Illyrian Provinces to Austria |
| Secretary of Ireland Peel, Robert | |
| Appointed Secretary for Ireland |
| Secretary of War Apsley, Henry | |
| Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies |
| Secretary of War Bathurst, Henry | |
| Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies |
| Siege of Assaye Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 6th April Assaye Captures the Spanish city of Assaye, 250 miles sth west of Madrid |
| Siege of Badajoz Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Jan Badajoz After Lord Wellington laid siege to Cuidad Rodrigo in January 1812, he moved Badajoz |
| 17th Mar Badajoz Wellington laid siege to the fortress of Badajoz form 17th March to 6th April |
| 6th April Badajoz The defenders of Badajoz surrender, Wellington has lost 5,000 during the siege |
| 7th April Badajoz Captures Badajoz but the British sustain 5,000 casualties |
| Siege of Borissov Napoleon I | |
| 22nd Nov Borissov The Russians burn the Bridge at Boris sov which cuts off Napoleon's retreat |
| Siege of Burgos Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Sep Burgos Wellington lays siege to Burgos |
| 19th Sep Burgos Unsuccessful at the siege of Burgos |
| 22nd Oct Burgos Rereats from Burgos |
| Siege of Cabello Monteverde, Juan Domingo | |
| July Puerto Cabello Simon Bolivar is forced to surrender to the royalist Spanish General Monteverde |
| Siege of Cabello Bolivar, Simon |  |
| July Puerto Cabello Bolivar is forced to surrender to the royalist Spanish General Juan Domingo Monteverde |
| Siege of Madrid Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 12th Aug Madrid Enters Madrid |
| Siege of Moscow Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 14th Sep Moscow Murat enters Moscow |
| Siege of Moscow Napoleon I | |
| 6th Sep Borodino Arrives 72 miles sth east of Moscow |
| 13th Sep Moscow 3 months after entering Russia the Grande Armee marches into the outskirts of Moscow |
| 15th Sep Moscow Enters Moscow but Moscovites are ordered to leave the city, 15,000 remain |
| 16th Sep Moscow Takes up residence in the Kremlin |
| 20th Sep Moscow Occupies part of Moscow & writes to Tsar Alexander in St Petersburg offering peace |
| 18th Oct Moscow Murat loses 2,500 troops when they are attacked by Kutuzov |
| 19th Oct Moscow After a 35 day stay & no negotiations with the Russians the Grande Armee leaves Moscow |
| Siege of Moscow Kutuzov | |
| 8th Sep Moscow |
