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Timeline
The
Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
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Military
and War Important
wars and campaigns Important
battles |
Important
Political Events Important
political events/changes Declarations
of war / Important peace treaties |
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1807 |
January
6 |
Serbs
capture Šabac, and thus eliminate the last Ottoman outpost in Serbia |
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1807 |
January
7 |
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British
respond to Decree of Berlin with Orders-in-Council; impose the state of
blockade on all harbours in France and of the French colonies
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1807 |
January
15 |
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British
open siege of Montevideo |
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1807 |
January
30 |
French
besiege Stralsund |
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1807 |
February
3 |
British
capture Montevideo; Bennigsen repulses Napoleon at Jenkendorf (lonkovo) |
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1807 |
February
7-8 |
Battle
of Preußisch Eylau (France vs Russia) French victory |
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1807 |
February
1 |
British
naval squadron enters the Dardenelles |
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1807 |
February
9 |
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Spain
joins the Continental Blockade |
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1807 |
March
1 |
British
evacuate Dardanelles |
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1807 |
March
17 |
British
invade Egypt |
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1807 |
March
18 |
French
besiege Danzig (Gdansk) |
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1807 |
March
20 |
French
besiege Kolberg (Kolobrszeg); under Gneisenau the defenders hold out until
peace is signed in July |
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1807 |
March
21 |
British
capture Alexandria (El Iskandariya) |
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1807 |
March
29 |
British
defeated in first battle of Rosetta (Rashid). |
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1807 |
April
21 |
British
defeated in second battle of Rosetta (Rashid) |
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1807 |
April
26 |
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Prussia
and Russia sign Convention of Bartenstein (Bartoszyce), abjuring a
separate peace and declaring their aim to expulse the French
from Germany |
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1807 |
May
27 |
Surrender
of Danzig (Gdansk). Neapolitan
invasion of Calabria defeated at Mileto |
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1807 |
May
29 |
Selim
III deposed and replaced by Mustapha IV |
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1807 |
June
2 |
After
repulsing a series of Russian attempts to cross the Danube, Turks
recapture Bucharest
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1807 |
June
3 |
Turks
defeat Serb offensive at Loznica; Russians defeat Turks at Bazardik (Dobric)
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1807 |
June
10 |
French
repulsed at Heilsberg (Lidzbark Warminski) |
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1807 |
June
14 |
Battle
of Friedland (France vs Russia) French victory |
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1807 |
June
25 |
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Napoleon
meets Alexander at Tilsit (Sovetsk) |
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1807 |
July
1 |
Russians
defeat Turkish navy off Lemnos |
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1807 |
July
5 |
Whitelocke
attacks Buenos Aires, but is forced to capitulate with 2,000 men and to
agree to evacuate Montevideo.
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1807 |
July
7-9 |
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Alexander
I tired of war, signs treaty at Tilsit giving Napoleon western Europe: End
of 4th Coalition |
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1807 |
July
16 |
British
expeditionary force lands on the Island of Rügen off Stralsund
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1807 |
July
22 |
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Treaty
of Dresden formally establishes Grand Duchy of Warsaw, Prussia loses New
East Prussia
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1807 |
July
31 |
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Napoleon
sends Ultimatum to Danes to sign a military alliance or face war |
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1807 |
August
3 |
French
occupy lonian islands |
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1807 |
August
4 |
Swedes
surrender Stralsund |
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1807 |
August
10 |
British
forces disembark on Zealand (Denmark) |
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1807 |
August
17 |
Turks
besiege Alexandria (El Iskandariya) |
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1807 |
August
29 |
Danes
defeated at Køge |
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1807 |
September |
Bombardment
of Copenhagen |
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1807 |
September
7 |
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Danish
government capitulates and surrenders its fleet to Britain |
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1807 |
September
14 |
British
evacuate Alexandria (El Iskandariya) |
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1807 |
October
19 |
French
forces enter Spain en route for Portugal |
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1807 |
October
20 |
British
evacuate Zealand |
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1807 |
October
27 |
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France
and Spain agree to partition Portugal Treaty of Fontainebleau |
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1807 |
October
30 |
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Denmark
signs an alliance with France and admits a Franco-Spanish army under
Bernadotte |
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1807 |
November
7 |
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Russia
declares war against Great Britain |
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1807 |
November
23 |
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Napoleon
strengthens Continental System with first Decree of Milan |
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1807 |
November
27 |
Portuguese
royal family take ship for Brazil |
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1807 |
November
30 |
French
forces enter Lisbon |
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1807 |
December
17 |
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Continental
System further modified by second Decree of Milan |
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Spanish
(Peninsular) Campaign (1808-1814) |
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1808 |
February
2 |
French
occupy Rome |
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1808 |
February
9 |
French
troops enter Catalonia |
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1808 |
February
16 |
French
seize Pamplona |
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1808 |
February
21 |
Russia
invades Finland |
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1808 |
February
29 |
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Denmark
declares war on Sweden; French seize citadel of Barcelona |
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1808 |
March
5 |
French
troops seize San Sebastian |
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1808 |
March
13 |
French
commence march on Madrid |
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1808 |
March
15 |
France
annexes Tuscany, Parma and Piacenza |
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1808 |
March
17-19 |
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Charles
IV deposed in riots at Aranjuez; Godoy imprisoned; crown prince proclaimed
Ferdinand VII
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1808 |
March
23 |
French
occupy Madrid |
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1808 |
March
24 |
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Ferdinand
VII enters Madrid in triumph |
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1808 |
March
24-30 |
Russians
occupy Åland islands |
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1808 |
April
18 |
Swedes
defeat Russians at Siikojaki |
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1808 |
April
20 |
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Ferdinand
arrives at Bayonne to meet Napoleon |
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1808 |
April
24 |
Russians
occupy Gotland |
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1808 |
April
27 |
Swedes
defeat Russians at Revolax |
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1808 |
May
2 |
Uprising
of the Dos de Mayo in Madrid |
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1808 |
May
5-6 |
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Charles
IV and Ferdinand VII agree to renounce their rights to the Spanish throne |
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1808 |
May
7 |
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Sveaborg
capitulates after nominal resistance |
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1808 |
May
7 |
Russian
garrison of Åland islands forced to capitulate by Swedish naval landing |
Joseph
Bonaparte proclaimed king of Spain |
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1808 |
May
14 |
Swedish
expeditionary force lands on Gotland |
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1808 |
May
16 |
France
annexes Rome |
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1808 |
May
17 |
British
expeditionary force arrives at Göteborg
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1808 |
May
18 |
Garrison
of Gotland capitulates |
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1808 |
May
23 |
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National
uprising breaks out in Spain; French troops "pacify" Catalony, the
Basque Region and Castilia |
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1808 |
June
6 |
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National
uprising breaks out in Portugal |
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1808 |
June
15 |
French
open first siege of Zaragoza |
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1808 |
June
23 |
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After
travelling to Stockholm and engaging in a Series of stormy discussions,
Moore is placed under house arrest by Gustav IV. |
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1808 |
June
27 |
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Moore
escapes from Stockholm |
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1808 |
June
28 |
Moncey
repulsed from Valencia |
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1808 |
June
30 |
Moore's
expeditionary force sails for England |
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1808 |
July
14 |
Bessieres
defeats Cuesta and Blake at Medina de Rio Seco; Swedes defeat Russians at
Lapua |
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1808 |
July
22 |
Dupont
forced to surrender at Baylen near Andujar with 17,000 men by Castanos |
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1808 |
July
20 |
Joseph
enters Madrid |
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1808 |
July
28 |
Mustapha
IV deposed and replaced by Mahmud II
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1808 |
August
1 |
Joseph
evacuates Madrid and retreats to river Ebro; British army under the
command of Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington) disembarks for
Portugal with 13,000 men
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1808 |
August
6 |
Spaniards
blockade Barcelona |
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1808 |
August
7 |
Spanish
forces in Denmark revolt and escape by Sea |
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1808 |
August
15 |
Spanish
forces invade Santo Domingo from Puerto Rico |
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1808 |
August
21 |
Wellington
defeats Junot at Vimeiro |
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1808 |
August
25 |
British
defeat Russians in naval action off Hango (Hanko) |
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1808 |
August
30 |
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Junot
capitulates (Convention of Sintra) |
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1808 |
September
1 |
Swedes
defeated at Ruona |
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1808 |
September
3 |
France:
Mobilisation of the classes of 1806-1809 and anticipated mobilisation of
the class of 1810, in total 180,000 men
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1808 |
September
6 |
Murat
enters Naples as Joachim I |
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1808 |
September
14 |
Swedes
defeated at Oravainen |
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1808 |
September
25 |
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Junta
Suprema Central established at Aranjuez; Iberian peninsula becomes a
bridgehead for British forces led by Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of
Wellington)
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1808 |
September
26 |
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Sir
John Moore appointed to command the British forces in Portugal |
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1808 |
September
27 |
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Napoleon
and Alexander confer at Erfurt |
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1808 |
October
14 |
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Exchange
for recognition of Russian gains in eastern Europe, Alexander promises, if
necessary, to join France in a war with Austria |
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1808 |
October
18 |
Garrison
of Capri capitulates |
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1808 |
October
25 |
Following
the launch of a French counter-offensive, the Spaniards are defeated at
Logrono |
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1808 |
October
29 |
Lefebvre
defeats Blake at Zornoza (Amorebieta) |
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1808 |
November
5 |
Napoleon
enters Spain |
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1808 |
November
7 |
Spaniards
defeat French garrison of Santo Domingo at Palo Hincado |
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1808 |
November
10 |
Napoleon
defeats Belveder at Gamonal |
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1808 |
November |
Victor
defeats Blake at Espinosa de los Monteros |
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1808 |
November
13 |
British
advanced guard reaches Salamanca |
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1808 |
November
15 |
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Swedes
sign armistice of Olkioki and agree to evacuate Finland |
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1808 |
November
23 |
Lannes
defeats Castanos at Tudela |
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1808 |
November
24 |
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Napoleon
forces Frederick William to dismiss Stein |
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1808 |
November
30 |
Napoleon
defeats Spaniards at Somosierra |
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1808 |
December
4 |
Madrid
surrenders to Napoleon |
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1808 |
December
16 |
Saint
Cyr relieves Barcelona |
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1808 |
December
20 |
French
besiege Zaragoza for a second time |
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1808 |
December
21 |
Moore
attacks French at Sahagún; Spaniards defeated at Molins de Rey
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1808 |
December
23 |
Moore
commences retreat to Corunna
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1808 |
December
26 |
Insurgent
leader, Karadjordje, recognised as hereditary ruler of Serbia
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War
against Austria (1809) |
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1809 |
January |
Napoleon
leaves his army in Spain and sets off for Paris |
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1809 |
January
3 |
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Revolt
breaks out in the Tyrol
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1809 |
January
7 |
British
and Portuguese forces seize Cayenne |
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1809 |
January
13 |
Victor
defeats Venegas at Ucles |
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1809 |
January
16 |
Moore
defeats Soult at Corunna, but is killed in the moment of victory |
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1809 |
January
17 |
Moore's
army is evacuated by the Royal Navy; French now occupy Galicia which
promptly rises in revolt
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1809 |
January
30 |
British
invade Martinique |
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1809 |
Febuary
19 |
Zaragoza
surrenders |
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1809 |
Febuary
24 |
French
garrison of Martinique capitulates |
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1809 |
Febuary
25 |
Saint
Cyr defeats Reding at Valls |
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1809 |
March
2 |
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Beresford
appointed to command Portuguese army |
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1809 |
March
9 |
Soult
invades Portugal |
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1809 |
March
13 |
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Gustav
IV of Sweden overthrown by a military coup; Russians recapture Åland
Islands |
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1809 |
March
20 |
Portuguese
defeated at Braga |
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1809 |
March
22 |
Russians
seize Umeå after marching across the frozen Gulf of Bothnia from Finland |
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1809 |
March
25 |
Swedes
defeated at Kalix after Russians invade northern Sweden |
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1809 |
April
2-3 |
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Friedrich
von Katte attempts to instigate a revolt in Stendal |
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1809 |
April
9 |
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Austria
declares war on France and invades Bavaria, Tyrol and northern Italy |
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1809 |
April
12 |
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Tyrolean
insurgents liberate Innsbruck and capture the garrison; after other French
and Bavarian forces are forced to surrender at Wüten, the whole of the
Tyrol is freed |
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1809 |
April
15 |
Austrians
invade Grand Duchy of Warsaw under Archduke Ferdinand |
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1809 |
April
19 |
Ferdinand
defeats Poles at Raszyn |
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1809 |
April
21 |
Austrians
occupy Warsaw |
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1809 |
April
22 |
Napoleon
defeats Archduke Charles at Eggmühl;
Wellington
takes command of the British army in Portugal |
Wilhelm
von Dörnberg leads a revolt in Westphalia
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1809 |
April
28 |
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Ferdinand
von Schul invades Westphalia in an attempt to stir up revolt |
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1809 |
May
1 |
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Riksdag
opens in Sweden to elaborate new constitution |
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1809 |
May
5 |
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Russia
declares war on Austria |
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1809 |
May
12 |
Wellington
defeats Soult at Oporto, whereupon French commence retreat from Portugal;
French occupy Vienna |
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1809 |
May
14 |
Poniatowski
captures Lublin after invading Austrian Galicia |
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1809 |
May
15 |
Ferdinand
repulsed at Thorn (Torun) |
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1809 |
May
19 |
Lefebvre
retakes Innsbruck; Turks defeat Serbs at Nis. |
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1809 |
May
21-22 |
Archduke
Charles defeats Napoleon at Aspern-Essling. |
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1809 |
May
22 |
French
defeated by Spaniards at Santiago |
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1809 |
May
23 |
Blake
defeats Suchet at Alcaniz |
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1809 |
May
29 |
Tyrolean
victory at Bergisel forces Bavarians to evacuate first Innsbruck and then
the whole of the Tyrol |
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1809 |
May
31 |
Stralsund
stormed, Poniatowski captures Lemberg (Lwow) |
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1809 |
June
5 |
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Britain
and Turkey sign treaty of friendship |
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1809 |
June
8 |
Spaniards
defeat French at Sanpayo |
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1809 |
June
9 |
Duke
of Brunswick invades Saxony at the head of the "Black Legion of
Vengeance" that he had raised to fight for Austria |
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1809 |
June
11 |
Brunswick
seizes Dresden |
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1809 |
June
14 |
Eugene
defeats Austrians at Raab (Gyor) |
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1809 |
June
15 |
Sucet
defeats Blake at Maria |
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1809 |
June
18 |
Suchet
defeats Blake at Belchite; Austrians retake Sandomierz |
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1809 |
June
19 |
Brunswick
seizes Leipzig |
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1809 |
July
3 |
Wellington
enters Spain |
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1809 |
July
5 |
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Pope
Pius VII is arrested by French Troops and sent into exile |
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1809 |
July
5-6 |
Battle
at Wagram (France vs Austria) French victory |
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1809 |
July
6 |
French
garrison of Santo Domingo surrenders |
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1809 |
July
15 |
Poniatowski
captures Cracow |
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1809 |
July
17 |
Poniatowski
defeats Austrians at Wieniawka |
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1809 |
July
29 |
Battle
of Talavera (France vs England/Spain) English/Spanish victory (Wellington)
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1809 |
July
30 |
After
being chased from Saxony by Jérôme Bonaparte, Brunswick captures
Braunschweig; British army disembarks on Walcheren island; Lefebvre
retakes Innsbruck |
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1809 |
August
1 |
Brunswick
defeats his pursuers, but decides to flee for the coast, he and his forces
later being picked up by British ships |
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1809 |
August
2 |
British
besiege Flushing (Vlissingen). |
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1809 |
August
11 |
Joseph
defeats Venegas at Almonacid de Toledo |
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1809 |
August
13 |
Heavy
Tyrolean attacks force Lefebvre to evacuate Innsbruck; the Tyrol is
liberated for the third time |
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1809 |
August
16 |
Flushing
(Vlissingen) capitulates to British |
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1809 |
August
16-21 |
Swedish
attempt to attack Russian bridgehead at Umeå from the sea is thwarted at
Ratan |
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1809 |
September
17 |
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Sweden
makes peace with Russia by Treaty of Fredrikshamn (Hamma) Russia gets
Finland |
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1809 |
September
22 |
Turks
defeat Russians at Tartarica |
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1809 |
September
30 |
British
commence reconquest of lonian islands and quickly capture Zante (Zäkinthos),
Cephalonia (Kefallinia), and Ithaca (Ithäki) |
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1809 |
October
9 |
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Stein
issues Emancipation Edict in Prussia. |
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1809 |
October
14 |
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Austrians
sign Treaty of Schönbrunn. End of War against Austria of 1809
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1809 |
October
18 |
Del
Parque defeats French at Tamames |
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1809 |
October
25 |
Bavarians
reoccupy Innsbruck for the third and last time; thereafter Tyrolean revolt
collapses |
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1809 |
December
11 |
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Sweden
signs peace treaty with Denmark |
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1809 |
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Napoleon
at the zenith of power: Emperor of French, King of Italy, Protector of the
Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation. His
brothers reigned throughout the Empire - Joseph in Madrid, Louis in
Holland, Jérôme in Westphalia, and his brother-in-law, Joachim Murat in
Naples. Alexander I is allied with Napoleon; soon the Hapsburgs give
Archduchess Marie-Louis as his wife
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