Portsmouth Block Mills
The first series of Brunel's machines is installed to manufacture medium-sized pulley blocks.
Historical events in 1803
64 historical records
January 18031 historical events
March 18032 historical events
Unification
Ohio becomes the 17th State of the Union
Head of Confederation
Appointed Head of the Confederation, 1st term
April 18031 historical events
Birth of Albrecht von Roon
Birth of Albrecht von Roon
May 18032 historical events
HMS Victory
Hoists his flag in HMS Victory for Mediterranean command.
Portsmouth Block Mills
A second series of Brunel's machines is installed to manufacture smaller pulley blocks.
June 18031 historical events
Pressed into Royal Navy
Bransfield is pressed into Royal Navy service at age eighteen and begins the maritime career that eventually takes him into Antarctic waters.
July 18031 historical events
Deputy
Appointed Deputy for the Seine in the Corps Legislatif
August 18032 historical events
Declaration of War
War against Scindia of Gwalior & his allies
Declaration of War
Start of the 2nd Mahratta War against the British.
September 18033 historical events
Battle of Delhi
Daulat Rao Scindia's forces are defeated near Delhi during the East India Company's northern campaign.
Battle of Assaye
Wins his first military victory
Battle of Assaye
Defeated at Assaye.
October 18034 historical events
Sinking of USS Philadelphia - Tripoli Capture
USS Philadelphia grounded off Tripoli on 31 October 1803 and was captured; the frigate was later burned by Decatur's raiding party in February 1804.
Sinking of USS Philadelphia
The crew is imprisoned by the Pasha, released after a ransom payment
Sinking of USS Philadelphia - Decatur Raid
Decatur entered Tripoli harbour aboard Intrepid and burned USS Philadelphia on 16 February 1804 to deny her to Tripolitan forces.
Sinking of USS Philadelphia
Stops the Philadelphia from becoming a pirate ship. Destroys the Philadelphia in Tripoli harbour after capture by Pasha Yusuf
November 18034 historical events
Battle of Laswari
Scindia's army suffers a major defeat at Laswari, weakening Maratha resistance in northern India.
Transfer of Bayeux Tapestry
Napoleon's government requested the embroidery for an exhibition at the Napoleon Museum in Paris.
Constitution of Switzerland
The Federal constitution goes into effect
Battle of Argaon
Raghoji II Bhonsle's forces are defeated at Argaon during the East India Company's campaign in central India.
December 18036 historical events
Result of Surrender of Gawilghur
The fall of Gawilghur removes a major Maratha stronghold from the campaign.
Surrender of Gawilghur
Surrender of Gawilghur
Result of Surrender of Gawilghur
Gawilghur passes into British control, weakening Scindia's military position.
Surrender of Gawilghur
Surrender of Gawilghur.
Treaty of Deogaon
Raghoji II Bhonsle signs the Treaty of Deogaon and cedes substantial territory after military defeat.
Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon
Daulat Rao Scindia signs the Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon after major defeats in the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
Accession
Shah Shuja defeats Mahmud Shah and assumes the Afghan throne.
Succession
Succeeds as Shah of Afghanistan
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Prussia
Block Shell Timber Blanks Prepared Mechanically
Powered sawing equipment produced wooden blanks for the cases of naval pulley blocks. The design reduced manual operations between manufacturing stages.
Integrated Block Making Sequence Organised
The machinery was arranged to move workpieces between successive operations with reduced manual handling. The machinery required unusually accurate metalworking and maintenance.
Block Mill Sawing Operations Mechanised
Brunel's machinery mechanises the sawing and preparation of timber blanks used to make Royal Navy pulley blocks.
Commander of IV Division
Appointed Commander of the IV Division
Rule of Louisiana
Negotiates the sale of Louisiana to the USA
Commander of IV Division
Appointed Commander of the IV Division
Boulogne Invasion Camp
Builds invasion forces while seeking naval control of the Channel.
Governor
Appointed Governor of Munster
Returns to London
Blake returned to London from Felpham and resumed work on ambitious illuminated poetry.
Peerage
Continues his political rise as Lord Hawkesbury before later succeeding as Earl of Liverpool.
Hansard
Cobbett founds the "Parliamentary Debates", later to become Hansard
Education
Palmerston studies at St John's College, Cambridge (1803'g1806)
Avon New Cut Bypass Excavation
Construction diverted tidal flow into a new southern channel so the central harbour could retain a stable water level. It changed the balance between navigation and flood control.
Bristol Floating Harbour Construction Starts
Works began on the major harbour improvement engineered by William Jessop after parliamentary authorisation. The improvement addressed a specific constraint in river engineering.
Medium Sized Block Machinery Installed
The first production series began making rigging blocks of medium sizes at Portsmouth. The engineering linked steam power to workshop processes.
Small Block Production Line Commissioned
A second range of machines extended mechanised manufacture to smaller pulley blocks. The achievement helped standardise production for a large naval fleet.
Atomic Theory Introduced In Manchester
Dalton developed the chemical atomic theory that assigned characteristic weights to different elements. The work helped transform laboratory discoveries into wider applications.
Commander in Chief
Appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Commander of the Romsey Volunteers
Toulon Fleet
Commands the French fleet Nelson watches at Toulon.
Commander in Chief
Appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean.
Toulon Blockade
Begins the long blockade of the French fleet at Toulon.
British Protection
Shah Alam II comes under British protection after Company forces defeat the Marathas and occupy Delhi during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
Capture of Delhi
Britain takes Delhi from the Marathas.
Siege of Delhi
Britain takes Delhi from the Marathas.
Circumnavigation
1st Russian navigator to circumnavigate the globe
Discovery of Alexander Island
Discovers Alexander Island
Discovery of Peter I Island
Discovers Peter I Island
Education Reform
Expands the state education system through new school districts and a more structured hierarchy of institutions.
Free Cultivators Decree
Allows landowners voluntarily to free serfs with land by agreement under the Free Cultivators decree.
Inspector
Appointed Inspector General
Reform of Armed Forces
Reorganizes the artillery branch of the army
Methodus Lichenum
Publishes an influential system for identifying and classifying lichens.
Systematic Lichen Classification
Establishes lichenology as a specialized field of botanical study.