Head of Confederation
Appointed Head of the Confederation, 2nd term
Historical events in 1810
46 historical records
January 18106 historical events
State Council
Establishes the State Council as a central advisory body for reviewing legislation and administration.
Treaty of Tilsit, 2nd
Breaks the Treaty of Tilsit by capturing Oldenburg
Execution
Murillo is executed by royalist authorities after the defeat of the La Paz uprising
Constitution of Spain
A Supreme Council of Regency is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII
Supreme Council
A Supreme Council of Regency is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII
May 18101 historical events
May Revolution Response
Rejects pressure from Buenos Aires after the May Revolution.
June 18101 historical events
Royal Navy Service Begins
Crozier enters the Royal Navy as a first-class volunteer and begins a career that eventually includes six major polar expeditions.
August 18101 historical events
Birth of Camillo Benso di Cavour
Birth of Camillo Benso di Cavour
September 18102 historical events
First Government Junta
Presides over the first national governing junta established in Santiago.
Battle of Busaco
Defeats Marshal Massena
October 18101 historical events
Divorce
Decides to divorce Josephine after she fails bear him a son
Marriage
Influential in secring marriage of Marie Louise to Napoleon
Death of Rowland Belasyse
Death of Rowland Belasyse
Army Boot Machinery
Develops mass-production equipment for footwear during the Napoleonic Wars.
Army Boot Production
Uses mechanised methods to produce large quantities of military footwear.
Boot-Making Machine Patent
Patents machinery intended to mechanise the manufacture of boots.
Mechanised Footwear Manufacture
Army demand supports Brunel's boot-manufacturing enterprise.
Shipwrights Follow Established French Draughts
Experienced constructors used established patterns for frames decks and hull form during extended naval mobilisation. It enhanced the technical organisation of fleet construction.
Honours
Awarded with the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour
Peerage
Created Prince of Essling
Capture of Andalusia
Captures Andalusia
Siege of Valencia
Fails to capture Valencia
Capture of Oldenburg
Turns the Grand Duchy of Warsaw into a military base. Despite the Treaty of Tilsit Napoleon strengthens his position in the Baltic
Commander of Army of Portugal
Appointed Commander of the Army of Portugal
Der Held Des Nordens
Publication of "Der Held Des Nordens"
Milton Prophetic Poem Developed
Blake completed much of Milton a Poem, an illuminated work reimagining the poet John Milton.
Gotha Canal
Completes the Gotha Canal
Bullion Report
Horner's committee attributes the paper pound's depreciation to excessive note issuance and recommends resumption.
Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointed Minister of nipotentiary at Constantinople
Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Constantinople
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary for War
Member of Parliament
Returned to Parliament for Woodstock
Preacher
Appointed Preacher
Reform of Prisons
Dedicates her life to prison reform
Admiralty Payment
The Admiralty agrees a substantial payment to Brunel for the savings created by his block-making machinery.
Portsmouth Factory System Demonstrates Repeatability
A systematic sequence of specialised machines produced numerous blocks to consistent patterns. It showed the value of dedicated tooling for repeatable operations.
Dock Connections Support Port Expansion
Salthouse functioned as one element of an increasingly interconnected complex of protected basins and quays. It linked the salt trade with new waterfront capacity.
Commander of Upper Canada
Appointed Commander of British forces in Upper Canada
Retirement
Retires from service
Siege of Mexico City
Turned back by General Calleja. Sweeps through the provinces & threatens Mexico City with 80,000
Military Settlements
Begins experimenting with military settlements combining agricultural labour with military service.
Blockade of British Trade under the Continental System
Russia raises duties on French goods and relaxes restrictions on neutral shipping, weakening Napoleon's Continental System.
Continental System Restrictions Weakened
Russia relaxes restrictions on neutral trade and raises duties on French goods, weakening Napoleon's economic blockade against Britain.
Neutrality
Russia raises duties on French goods and relaxes restrictions on neutral shipping, weakening Napoleon's Continental System.
General Staff
Blake helps create the Spanish General Staff, which in the final years of the war restores coherence to the countrys military