1814 in History

Forced to abdicate for the 1st time by the army

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

Appointed Ambassador

Appointed Ambassador

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

Captures Bordeaux

Marmont surrenders 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"

As a representitive of the Swiss Confederation declares Switzerlands neutrality

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

Opening day of the Congress of Vienna

Upon the return of Fernando VII the Regency is dissolved

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

Is named supreme dictator and centralises political authority.

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

Granted 2 million francs annually, keeps his Imperial title

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

Appointed General of the Infantry

Appointed General of the Infantry

Leads the French withdrawal from Catalonia

Charles XIII invades Norway & prevents them proclaiming independence

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

As a representitive of the Swiss Confederation declares Switzerlands neutrality

Murat signs peace with the Allies

Murat signs peace with the Allies

Created Duke of Wellington

Appointed President of the Diet

Acoompanies several other Greek officers crossed the river Prut in Romania

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

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

Under the Treaty of Paris France can keep Alsace

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

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

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

Under the Treaty of Kiel Norway is ceded to Sweden

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

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

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

Under the Treaty of Paris France can keep Savoy

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

Begins the siege of Bayonne

Bolivar liberates Bogota

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

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

Halts the British advance on New Orleans

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

Taken by the Empress to Chateau Blois

Upon the return of Fernando VII the Regency is dissolved

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Under the Treaty of Kiel Norway is ceded to Sweden

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

Talleyrand signs the Treaty of Paris which are generous to France

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

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

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

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

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

Death of Josephine

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

Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves

Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves

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

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

Defeated & forced to flee to New Granada

Bolivar defeats General Jose Tomas Boves

Bolivar defeats General Jose Tomas Boves

Joins Blucher & helps defeat the Napoleonic forces at Laon

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

Defeats Soult

Bolivar is defeated in battle by the Spanish

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

Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves

Bolivar defeats a Spanish force under Jose Tomas Boves

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

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

The Allies attack Toulouse which forces the French to evacuate

Defeated by Wellington

Defeated at the Battle of Toulouse & loses command

Defeats Soult

Commander in Chief at the Battle of Waterloo