Shield Compartment Principle Patented
Brunel patents a tunnelling shield divided into protected working compartments, allowing excavation and brick lining to advance together.
Historical events in 1818
56 historical records
January 18182 historical events
Tunnelling Shield
Brunel patents a tunnelling shield that allows miners to excavate in protected compartments while brickwork is built behind them.
February 18182 historical events
Succession
The Crown Prince Jean Bernadotte becomes the first Bernadotte King
Declaration of Independence
Proclaims Chilean independence through the formal declaration approved by the government.
March 18184 historical events
Battle of La Puerta
Defeated by the Spanish at La Puerta
Battle of Cancha-Rayada
General Osorio narrowly defeats San Martin
Battle of Rayad
Defeated by the Spanish & colonial forces
Battle of Cancha-Rayada
General Osorio narrowly defeats San Martin
April 18183 historical events
Battle of Maipo
San Martin routs Osorios troops
Battle of Maipu
Leads the government when the patriot victory at Maipu secures Chilean independence from renewed royalist attack.
Battle of Maipo
San Martin routs Osorios troops
May 18181 historical events
Birth of Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx is born in Trier to lawyer Heinrich Marx and Henriette Pressburg.
July 18182 historical events
Marriage
William IV marries Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Marriage
William IV marries Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
September 18181 historical events
Capture of Diriyah
Receives news that Ibrahim Pasha has captured Diriyah and ended the first Saudi state.
October 18181 historical events
Constitution of 1818
Promulgates a provisional constitution organizing executive and legislative authority.
Fall of Durrani Government
The execution of chief minister Fateh Khan triggers a Barakzai revolt and the collapse of Mahmud Shah's authority.
First National Squadron
Supports creation of Chile's first national naval squadron during the final phase of the independence war.
LEglise Gallicane
Publication of "LEglise Gallicane"
Peerage
Created Duke of Reichstadt
Peerage
Created Duc de Reichstadt by Metternich
Hydrogen Peroxide
Discovers hydrogen peroxide while studying barium compounds.
New Oxygen Compound
Identifies a reactive oxygen compound important in chemistry and medicine.
Diffraction Theory
Strengthens the transverse-wave interpretation of light.
Wave Theory of Light
Presents a mathematical wave theory explaining optical diffraction.
Stille Nacht
Composes, "Stille Nacht"
Constitution of Germany
A liberal, supports the Bavarian constitution against Metternich
Constitution of Germany
Grants Bavaria a Liberal Constitution
Chairman
Awarded the chair of philosophy at the University of Berlin
The World as Will and Representation
Schopenhauer publishes the first edition of The World as Will and Representation.
Chief Administrator
Appointed Chief Administrator
Nelson Monument
Nelson's victory is commemorated by a monument on Calton Hill.
Northanger Abbey
Publication of "Persuasion". Publication of "Northanger Abbey"
Persuasion
Publication of "Persuasion". Publication of "Northanger Abbey"
Frankenstein
Publication of "Frankenstein"
Meets Patron John Linnell
Blake met John Linnell, whose support encouraged major illustration projects late in his career.
1st Blood Transfusion
Successfully performs the 1st blood transfusion
Governor
Appointed Governor of Sumatra
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Hull
Invention of Gearing
Introduces high-velocity gearing to increase the speed of spinning machinery
Secretary of Paris Embassy
Appointed Secretary to the embassy at Paris, 1st term
Capture of Multan
Ranjit Singh's forces capture Multan, extending Sikh authority into the southern Punjab.
Surrender and End of Peshwa Rule
Baji Rao II surrenders to the British after the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and the office of Peshwa is abolished.
Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle
Participates in the allied congress that ends the occupation of France and discusses future European cooperation.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Death of Charles XIII
Death of Charles XIII
Capture of Granada
Liberates New Granada from Spanish rule
Capture of River Orinoco
Secures the lower Orinoco from the Spanish
Congress of Angostura
The Congress proclaims the independence of New Granada, Quito & Venezuela. The Congress of Angostura proclaims the independence of Great Colombia. The Congress appoints Bolivar its President
Independence of Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia
The Congressof Angostura proclaims the independence of Venezuala. The Congressof Angostura proclaims the independence of Quito. The Congressof Angostura proclaims the independence of New Granada
Independence of Venezuela
The Congressof Angostura proclaims the independence of Venezuala. The Congressof Angostura proclaims the independence of Quito. The Congressof Angostura proclaims the independence of New Granada
Mobilization
Builds an army aided by British & Irish Napoleonic war veterans
Congress of Angostura
Appointed President of the Congress of Angostura
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of the Congress of Angostura