Historical events in 1814

154 historical records

January 18145 historical events

1814, January 11th ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Marechal Joachim Murat

Peace

Murat signs peace with the Allies

1814, January 11th ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Peace

Murat signs peace with the Allies

1814, January 14th ยท Sweden ยท Kiel ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Charles XIII

Rule of Norway

Under the Treaty of Kiel Norway is ceded to Sweden

1814, January 14th ยท Sweden ยท Kiel ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Charles XIII

Treaty of Kiel

Under the Treaty of Kiel Norway is ceded to Sweden

1814, January 29th ยท France ยท Brienne ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Battle of Brienne

Wins an engagement against the Allies who eventually force the surrender of France

February 18147 historical events

1814, February 10th ยท France ยท Champaubert ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Battle of Champaubert

Wins an engagement against the Allies who eventually force the surrender of France

1814, February 18th ยท France ยท Montereau ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Battle of Montereau

Wins an engagement against the Allies who eventually force the surrender of France

1814, February 18th ยท France ยท Rheims ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Battle of Rheims

Wins an engagement against the Allies who eventually force the surrender of France

1814, February 27th ยท Great Britain ยท Orthez ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Battle of Orthez

Defeats Soult

1814, February ยท Great Britain ยท Bayonne ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Siege of Bayonne

Begins the siege of Bayonne

1814, February ยท Spain ยท La Victoria ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Jose Tomas Boves

Battle of La Victoria

Bolivar defeats General Jose Tomas Boves

1814, February ยท Venezuela ยท La Victoria ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Simon Bolivar

Battle of La Victoria

Bolivar defeats General Jose Tomas Boves

March 181414 historical events

1814, March 6th ยท Greece ยท River Prut ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท Alexander Ypsilanti

Reballion of Rebels in River Prut

Acoompanies several other Greek officers crossed the river Prut in Romania

1814, March 9th ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr

General

Appointed General of the Infantry

1814, March 9th ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr

General

Appointed General of the Infantry

1814, March 9th ยท Germany ยท Laon ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr

Battle of Laon

Joins Blucher & helps defeat the Napoleonic forces at Laon

1814, March 12th ยท Great Britain ยท Bordeaux ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Capture of Bordeaux

Captures Bordeaux

1814, March 22nd ยท Spain ยท Government ยท Government of Spain ยท Ferdinand VII

Constitution of Spain

Upon the return of Fernando VII the Regency is dissolved

1814, March 22nd ยท Spain ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Ferdinand VII

Supreme Council

Upon the return of Fernando VII the Regency is dissolved

1814, March 24th ยท France ยท London ยท Science ยท Civil Engineering ยท Marc Isambard Brunel

Royal Society Fellowship Election

Brunel is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his mechanical and civil engineering achievements.

1814, March 30th ยท France ยท Paris ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Louis XVIII

Capture of Paris

Marmont surrenders Paris

1814, March 31st ยท France ยท Paris ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Capture of Paris

Napoleon rejects an Allied peace offer with France's natural borders. As the Allies approach Paris they only offer France its "the pre-revolutionary limits"

1814, March 31st ยท Russia ยท Paris ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Alexander I

Entry into Paris

Enters Paris with the allied sovereigns after coalition armies defeat Napoleon's forces in France.

1814, March ยท Spain ยท San Mateo ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Jose Tomas Boves

Battle of San Mateo

Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves

1814, March ยท United States of America ยท New Orleans ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท Andrew Jackson

Siege of New Orleans

Arrives in Alabama to put down an Indian rising & is deployed to defend New Orleans

1814, March ยท Venezuela ยท San Mateo ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Simon Bolivar

Battle of San Mateo

Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves

April 181411 historical events

1814, April 1st ยท France ยท Paris ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Louis XVIII

Restoration

The Bourbon monarchy is restored after the exile of Napoleon to Elba

1814, April 1st ยท France ยท Paris ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Louis XVIII

Succession

Succeeds as King of France, the younger brother of Louis XVI

1814, April 6th ยท France ยท Fountaineblau ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Abdication

Forced to abdicate for the 1st time by the army

1814, April 6th ยท Switzerland ยท Government ยท Government of Switzerland ยท Hans von Reinhard

President of Switzerland

Appointed President of the Diet

1814, April 10th ยท France ยท Toulouse ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult Dalmatie

Battle of Toulouse

Defeated by Wellington

1814, April 10th ยท France ยท Toulouse ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult Dalmatie

Battle of Toulouse

Defeated at the Battle of Toulouse & loses command

1814, April 10th ยท France ยท Toulouse ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Battle of Toulouse

The Allies attack Toulouse which forces the French to evacuate

1814, April 10th ยท Great Britain ยท Toulouse ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Battle of Toulouse

Defeats Soult

1814, April ยท France ยท Chateau Blois ยท House ยท House of Bonaparte ยท Napoleon II

Succession

Taken by the Empress to Chateau Blois

1814, April ยท France ยท Catalonia ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Louis-Gabriel Suchet Albufera

Invasion of Catalonia

Leads the French withdrawal from Catalonia

1814, April ยท Russia ยท Paris ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Alexander I

Abdication of Napoleon

Supports the allied settlement that compels Napoleon to abdicate and ends his first rule over France.

May 181420 historical events

1814, May 3rd ยท Great Britain ยท Wellington ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Peerage

Created Duke of Wellington

1814, May 4th ยท France ยท Elba ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Exile of Napoleon I

Granted 2 million francs annually, keeps his Imperial title

1814, May 29th ยท France ยท Josephine ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Napoleon I

Death of Napoleon I

Death of Josephine

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Alsace ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Rule of Alsace

Under the Treaty of Paris France can keep Alsace

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Alsace ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Rule of Alsace

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Avignon ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Rule of Avignon

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over Papal Avignon and Salm

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Savoy ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Rule of Belgium

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Rhineland, The ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Rule of Rhineland, The

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Salm ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Rule of Salm

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over Papal Avignon and Salm

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Savoy ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Rule of Savoy

Under the Treaty of Paris France can keep Savoy

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Savoy ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Rule of Savoy

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Paris ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Treaty of Paris

Talleyrand signs the Treaty of Paris which are generous to France

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Paris ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Treaty of Paris

The Treaty of Paris calls for a Congress in Vienna to "preserve the balance of power in Europe"

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Paris ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Treaty of Paris

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over Papal Avignon and Salm

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Paris ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Treaty of Paris

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Paris ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Treaty of Paris

Under the Treaty of Paris France returns to it's 1792 frontiers and does not need to pay any indemnities

1814, May 30th ยท France ยท Paris ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Treaty of Paris

Under the Treaty of Paris Holland is given Belgium & Norway, Northern Italy is shared out by Austria & Piedmont

1814, May 30th ยท Russia ยท Paris ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Alexander I

Treaty of Paris

Russia joins the victorious allies in the First Treaty of Paris after Napoleon's abdication.

1814, May ยท Spain ยท Carabobo ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Jose Tomas Boves

Battle of Carabobo

Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves

1814, May ยท Venezuela ยท Carabobo ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Simon Bolivar

Battle of Carabobo

Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves

June 18142 historical events

1814, June 15th ยท Venezuela ยท Puerta Cabello ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Simon Bolivar

Battle of Puerta Cabello

Bolivar is defeated in battle by the Spanish

1814, June 18th ยท Germany ยท Waterloo ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr

Battle of Waterloo

Commander in Chief at the Battle of Waterloo

July 18145 historical events

1814, July 5th ยท Great Britain ยท Paris ยท Government ยท Tory Party Government ยท Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Ambassador

Appointed Ambassador

1814, July 5th ยท Great Britain ยท Paris ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Ambassador

Appointed Ambassador

1814, July 27th ยท Sweden ยท Hvaler ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Charles XIII

Invasion of Norway

Charles XIII invades Norway & prevents them proclaiming independence

1814, July ยท Venezuela ยท La Puerta ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Simon Bolivar

Battle of La Puerta

Defeated & forced to flee to New Granada

1814, July ยท Venezuela ยท Bogota ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Simon Bolivar

Siege of Bogota

Bolivar liberates Bogota

August 18148 historical events

1814, August 14th ยท Sweden ยท Moss ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Charles XIII

Convention

Armistice negotiations are concluded & Sweden has a loose form of rule over Norway

1814, August 14th ยท Sweden ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Charles XIII

Invasion of Norway

Armistice negotiations are concluded & Sweden has a loose form of rule over Norway

1814, August 14th ยท Sweden ยท Moss ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Charles XIII

Rule of Norway

Armistice negotiations are concluded & Sweden has a loose form of rule over Norway

1814, August 19th ยท Great Britain ยท Chesapeake Bay ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท Robert Ross

Battle of Chesapeake Bay

Lands with 5,400 veterans of the Peninsular War & is able to advance on Washington

1814, August ยท Great Britain ยท Battersea ยท Science ยท Civil Engineering ยท Marc Isambard Brunel

Battersea Sawmill

Brunel's mechanised sawmill is destroyed by fire, contributing to his later financial difficulties.

1814, August ยท Spain ยท Santa Maria ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Pablo Morillo

Battle of Santa Maria

Bolivar is defeated by the Spanish under Pablo Morillo & forced to flee to Jamaica

1814, August ยท Spain ยท Santa Maria ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Pablo Morillo

Exile of Pablo Morillo

Bolivar is defeated by the Spanish under Pablo Morillo & forced to flee to Jamaica

1814, August ยท Venezuela ยท Santa Maria ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Simon Bolivar

Battle of Santa Maria

Bolivar is defeated by the Spanish under Pablo Morillo & forced to flee to Jamaica

October 18142 historical events

1814, October 1st ยท Russia ยท Vienna ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Alexander I

Congress of Vienna

Represents Russia at the Congress of Vienna and presses for a Russian-backed Kingdom of Poland.

1814, October 3rd ยท Paraguay ยท Asuncion ยท Government ยท Government of Paraguay ยท Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia

Dictatorship

Is named supreme dictator and centralises political authority.

November 18143 historical events

1814, November 1st ยท Great Britain ยท Vienna ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Congress of Vienna

Opening day of the Congress of Vienna

1814, November 20th ยท Switzerland ยท Paris ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Charles Pictet de Rochemont

Conference of Paris

As a representitive of the Swiss Confederation declares Switzerlands neutrality

1814, November 20th ยท Switzerland ยท Paris ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Charles Pictet de Rochemont

Neutrality

As a representitive of the Swiss Confederation declares Switzerlands neutrality

December 181410 historical events

1814, December 13th ยท United States of America ยท New Orleans ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท Andrew Jackson

Siege of New Orleans

Martial law is proclaimed in New Orleans as the British forces embark on an attack

1814, December 23rd ยท United States of America ยท New Orleans ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท Andrew Jackson

Siege of New Orleans

Halts the British advance on New Orleans

1814, December 24th ยท Great Britain ยท Ghent ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท Henry Goulburn

Treaty of Ghent

The British delegation is composed of diplomats William Adams, James Lord Gambier, and Henry Goulburn

1814, December 24th ยท Great Britain ยท Ghent ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท James Gambier

Treaty of Ghent

The British delegation is composed of diplomats William Adams, James Lord Gambier, and Henry Goulburn

1814, December 24th ยท Great Britain ยท Ghent ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท William Adams

Treaty of Ghent

The British delegation is composed of diplomats William Adams, James Lord Gambier, and Henry Goulburn

1814, December 24th ยท Great Britain ยท Ghent ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท Robert Banks Jenkinson Liverpool, 2nd

Treaty of Ghent

The Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812 and largely restores pre-war boundaries.

1814, December 24th ยท United States of America ยท Ghent ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท John Quincy Adams

Treaty of Ghent

Britain promises to return captured slaves, but instead a few years later paid the United States 250,000 pounds for them. A peace Treaty that ends the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

1814, December 24th ยท United States of America ยท Ghent ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท John Quincy Adams

Treaty of Ghent

The Treaty largely restores relations between the two countries to status quo ante bellum, due to the eras slow speed of communication, it took weeks for news of the peace Treaty to reach America, well after the Battle of New Orleans had ended.

1814, December 24th ยท United States of America ยท Ghent ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท John Quincy Adams

Treaty of Ghent

The Treaty released all prisoners and restores all war lands and boats, that is, returned to America approximately 10,000,000 acres (40,000 km) of territory near Lakes Superior and Michigan, in Maine, and on the Pacific coast.

1814, December 24th ยท United States of America ยท Ghent ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท John Quincy Adams

Treaty of Ghent

The United States had been unsuccessful in its invasions of Lower and Upper Canada, while Britain had not made any significant gains, except for the burning of Washington D.C., with its retaliatory raids on American soil.

1814 ยท Argentina ยท Mendoza ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Jose de San Martin

Mobilization

Establishes a military base to fight for Argentinian independence from Spain

1814 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenburg

Hofktiegsrat

Appointed Head of Hofktiegsrat

1814 ยท Austria ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenburg

Invasion of France

Helps direct operations in France which lead to Napoleon's fall

1814 ยท Austria ยท Vienna ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenburg

Hofktiegsrat

Appointed Head of Hofktiegsrat

1814 ยท France ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Henri Gregoire

Histoire des Sectes Religeuses

Publication of "Histoire des Sectes Religeuses"

1814 ยท France ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult Dalmatie

Minister of War

Appointed Minister of War, 1st term

1814 ยท France ยท Vienna ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Congress of Vienna

Frances chief representitive at the Congress of Vienna

1814 ยท France ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Foreign Secretary of France

Helps restore the Bourbon Monarchy & appointed Foreign Secretary

1814 ยท France ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente

Restoration

Talleyrand-Perigord is one of the key creators of the restoration of the Bourbons

1814 ยท France ยท Paris ยท House ยท House of Bonaparte ยท Napoleon II

Abdication

Napoleon I abdicates in favour of his 3 yr son Napoleon II

1814 ยท France ยท House ยท House of Bonaparte ยท Napoleon II

Holy Roman Empire

The 1st French Empire collapses

1814 ยท France ยท House ยท House of Bonaparte ยท Napoleon II

Succession

The 1st French Empire collapses. Succeeds as Napoleon II

1814 ยท France ยท House ยท House of Bonaparte ยท Napoleon III

Succession

Named the successor to Emperor Napoleon but the Allies refuse to accept him

1814 ยท France ยท Paris ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Auguste Comte

Ecole Polytechnique

Comte enters the Ecole Polytechnique and encounters advanced mathematics and republican ideas.

1814 ยท France ยท France ยท Science ยท Civil Engineering ยท Jacques Noel Sane

Standard Ship Types Outlast Imperial Regime

French naval constructors continued to use standardised warship forms through the end of Napoleon's rule. The development helped engineers reproduce tested proportions.

1814 ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Military ยท Louis-Gabriel Suchet Albufera

Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief, Army of the South

1814 ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Pierre Roger Ducos

Abdication

Votes for the deposition of Napoleon I

1814 ยท France ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Louis-Gabriel Suchet Albufera

Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief, Army of the South

1814 ยท Germany ยท Government ยท Government of Germany ยท Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr

Governor

Appointed Governor General

1814 ยท Germany ยท Berlin ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Johann Gottlieb Fichte

Death of Johann Gottlieb Fichte

Johann Gottlieb Fichte dies in Berlin.

1814 ยท Germany ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow von Freiherr

Peerage

Created a Count

1814 ยท Germany ยท La Rothiere ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Wahlstatt

Battle of La Rothiere

Besieges Napoleon but is forced to retreat

1814 ยท Germany ยท Laon ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Wahlstatt

Battle of Laon

Defeats Napoleon & enters Paris

1814 ยท Germany ยท Paris ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Wahlstatt

Occupation

Defeats Napoleon at Laon & enters Paris

1814 ยท Germany ยท Rhineland, The ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Wahlstatt

Occupation

Crosses the River Rhine

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Jane Austen

Mansfield Park

Publication of "Mansfield Park"

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Geneva ยท Government ยท Tory Party Government ยท George Canning Canning, 1st

Ambassador

Appointed Ambassador of Switzerland

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Geneva ยท Government ยท Tory Party Government ยท George Canning Canning, 1st

Constitution of Great Britain

Helps establish a Swiss Federal Government

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Vienna ยท Government ยท Tory Party Government ยท Stewart Castlereagh

Congress of Vienna

Senior represemtitive for Great Britain at the Congress of Vienna

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Tory Party Government ยท Charles Manners-Sutton Canterbury

Speaker of House of Commons

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Chelsea ยท Science ยท Civil Engineering ยท Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Education

By the age of eight Brunel has learned Euclidean geometry and shows strong ability in mathematics and mechanics.

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Science ยท Civil Engineering ยท Marc Isambard Brunel

River Neva Tunnel

Brunel proposes a tunnel beneath the River Neva at Saint Petersburg and continues developing protected tunnelling methods.

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท London ยท Science ยท Civil Engineering ยท Marc Isambard Brunel

Royal Society

Brunel is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his engineering achievements.

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Killingworth ยท Science ยท Technology ยท George Stephenson

1st Locomotive

Stephenson designed his first locomotive, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blucher after the Prussian general Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Killingworth ยท Science ยท Technology ยท George Stephenson

Industrial Revolution

Stephenson designed his first locomotive, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blucher after the Prussian general Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Baltimore ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท Robert Ross

Siege of Baltimore

Leaves Washington & launches an unsuccesful assault on Baltimore

1814 ยท Great Britain ยท Washington ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท Robert Ross

Siege of Washington

Stays in Washington long enough to burn the Capitol & the White House. Marches on Washington & defeats 6,000 local militia at Bladensberg

1814 ยท Greece ยท Odessa ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท Athanasios Tsakalov

Filiki Eteria

Nikolaos Skoufas, Manolis Xanthos, and Athanasios Tsakalov, influenced by the Italian Carbonari and profitting from their own experience as members of Freemasonic organisations, found the secret Filiki Eteria ("Friendly Society")

1814 ยท Greece ยท Odessa ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท Athanasios Tsakalov

Friendly Society

Nikolaos Skoufas, Manolis Xanthos, and Athanasios Tsakalov, influenced by the Italian Carbonari and profitting from their own experience as members of Freemasonic organisations, found the secret Filiki Eteria ("Friendly Society")

1814 ยท Greece ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท John Capodistria

Filiki Eteria

Greek nationalists form a secret organisation called the Friendly Society

1814 ยท Greece ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท John Capodistria

Friendly Society

Greek nationalists form a secret organisation called the Friendly Society

1814 ยท Greece ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท John Capodistria

Independence of Greece

John Capodistria becomes the leader of the nationalist revolt. Greek nationalists form a secret organisation called the Friendly Society

1814 ยท Greece ยท Chios ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท John Capodistria

Massacre

The Ottomans fight back against Greek nationalism by a massace at Chios

1814 ยท Greece ยท Chios ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท John Capodistria

Reballion of Rebels in Chios

The Ottomans fight back against Greek nationalism by a massace at Chios

1814 ยท Greece ยท Odessa ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท Manolis Xanthos

Filiki Eteria

Nikolaos Skoufas, Manolis Xanthos, and Athanasios Tsakalov, influenced by the Italian Carbonari and profitting from their own experience as members of Freemasonic organisations, found the secret Filiki Eteria ("Friendly Society")

1814 ยท Greece ยท Odessa ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท Manolis Xanthos

Friendly Society

Nikolaos Skoufas, Manolis Xanthos, and Athanasios Tsakalov, influenced by the Italian Carbonari and profitting from their own experience as members of Freemasonic organisations, found the secret Filiki Eteria ("Friendly Society")

1814 ยท Greece ยท Odessa ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท Nikolaos Skoufas

Filiki Eteria

Nikolaos Skoufas, Manolis Xanthos, and Athanasios Tsakalov, influenced by the Italian Carbonari and profitting from their own experience as members of Freemasonic organisations, found the secret Filiki Eteria ("Friendly Society")

1814 ยท Greece ยท Odessa ยท Warfare ยท Greek War of Independence ยท Nikolaos Skoufas

Friendly Society

Nikolaos Skoufas, Manolis Xanthos, and Athanasios Tsakalov, influenced by the Italian Carbonari and profitting from their own experience as members of Freemasonic organisations, found the secret Filiki Eteria ("Friendly Society")

1814 ยท Ireland ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท John MacHale

Ordination of John MacHale

MacHale is ordained to the priesthood after studies at Maynooth and begins a clerical career combining theology, preaching and public controversy.

1814 ยท Italy ยท Vatican ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Pius VII

Restoration

Restores the Jesuit Order

1814 ยท Netherlands ยท Bruges ยท Government ยท United Kingdom of Netherlands ยท William I

Dutch Rule Begins

Bruges enters the United Kingdom of the Netherlands after Napoleon's defeat.

1814 ยท Norway ยท House ยท House of Denmark ยท Christian Frederick

Rule of Sweden

Norway & Sweden unite

1814 ยท Norway ยท House ยท House of Denmark ยท Christian Frederick

Succession

Succeeds as King of Norway

1814 ยท Russia ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov

Birth of Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov

Birth of Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov

1814 ยท Russia ยท Vienna ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Alexander I

Polish-Saxon Question

Presses at Vienna for a large Polish kingdom under Russian sovereignty, creating tension with Austria and Britain.

1814 ยท Spain ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Ferdinand VII

Restoration

Restored as King of Spain

1814 ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Ferdinand VII

Restoration

Ferdinand VII is restored after the fall of Napoleon

1814 ยท Sweden ยท House ยท House of Holstein ยท Charles XIII

Succession

Succeeds as King of Norway, known as Charles II

1814 ยท Switzerland ยท Vienna ยท Warfare ยท Napoleonic Wars ยท Charles Pictet de Rochemont

Congress of Vienna

Helps secure genevas membership in the Swiss Confederation

1814 ยท United States of America ยท Washington ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท Samuel Millar

Siege of Washington

Retaliates on fire from the British & delays their entry into Washington by 2 hours

1814 ยท United States of America ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท James Madison

Blockade of United States Coast

At sea, the British blockade the entire coastline, cutting off both foreign trade and domestic trade between ports

1814 ยท United States of America ยท Hartford ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท James Madison

Convention

New England Federalists set up a defeatist Hartford Convention that discusses secession

1814 ยท United States of America ยท New York ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท James Madison

Siege of New York

The Americans build warships on the Great Lakes faster than the British and defeat the British fleet to avert a major invasion of New York

1814 ยท United States of America ยท United States Coast ยท Warfare ยท USA-Britain War ยท James Madison

United States Coastal Trade Restricted

The British blockade restricts foreign commerce and also disrupts coastal trade between American ports.

1814 ยท Venezuela ยท Caracas ยท Government ยท Government of Venezuela

Collapse of Second Republic

Royalist advances and internal military defeats forced the Second Republic to collapse.

1814 ยท Venezuela ยท Bogota ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Simon Bolivar

Capture of Bogota

Captures Bogota from the Spanish

1814 ยท Venezuela ยท Warfare ยท Wars of Independence ยท Simon Bolivar

Exile of Simon Bolivar

Defeated in Venezuela & forced into exile. Defeated & forced into exile in Jamaica