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Great Britain in 1804

Historical records for Great Britain in 1804, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

11Records
11Events
9Named people
4Places
7Categories

Historical records

March

10 March 1804Resignation of Henry AddingtonHenry Addington Sidmouth, 1st

London · Government / Whig Party Government

Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain

June

3 June 1804Birth of Richard CobdenRichard Cobden

Politics / Anti Corn Law League

Birth of Richard Cobden

3 June 1804Corn LawRichard Cobden

Politics / Anti Corn Law League

Birth of Richard Cobden

September

September 1804KnighthoodArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Warfare / Military

Given a Knighthood

December

December 1804Coalition, 3rdWilliam Pitt the Younger Chatham, 2nd

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

An Anglo-Swedish agreement leads to the creation of the 3rd Coalition

Other Events

1804Birth of Benjamin DisraeliBenjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield

Government / Whig Party Government

Birth of Benjamin Disraeli

1804Capture of CalcuttaWilliam Pitt the Younger Chatham, 2nd

Calcutta · Government / Whig Party Government

Britain captures Calcutta

1804First Lord of AdmiraltyHenry Melville Dundas Melville, 1st

Politics / Tory Party

Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty

1804Home Secretary of Great BritainRobert Banks Jenkinson Liverpool, 2nd

Government / Tory Party Government

Appointed Home Secretary, 2nd term

1804Invention of LocomotiveRichard Trevithick

Pen-y-darren · Science / Technology

Invents the 1st steam locomotive & runs it at the Pen-y-darren iron works in South Wales

1804Mediterranean PatrolHoratio Nelson

Mediterranean · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Maintains pressure on the French fleet across the Mediterranean.

Names involved

Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1stBenjamin Disraeli BeaconsfieldHenry Addington Sidmouth, 1stHenry Melville Dundas Melville, 1stHoratio NelsonRichard CobdenRichard TrevithickRobert Banks Jenkinson Liverpool, 2ndWilliam Pitt the Younger Chatham, 2nd

Places involved

CalcuttaLondonMediterraneanPen-y-darren

Provenance

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