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Great Britain in 1811

Historical records for Great Britain in 1811, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

30Records
27Events
15Named people
7Places
13Categories

Historical records

January

21 January 1811Birth of James HamiltonJames Hamilton Abercorn, 1st

House / House of Hamilton

Birth of James Hamilton

February

5 February 1811Health of George IIIGeorge III

Science / Medicine

The Regency Act is passed making the Prince of Wales Prince Regent

5 February 1811LegislationGeorge III

Government / Tory Party Government

The Regency Act is passed making the Prince of Wales Prince Regent

5 February 1811LegislationGeorge IV

Government / Tory Party Government

The Regency Act is passed making the Prince of Wales Prince Regent

5 February 1811RegencyGeorge IV

House / House of Hanover

Appointed Regent for George III during his bout of insanity

11 February 1811Health of George IIIGeorge III

London · Science / Medicine

Parliament can appoint the future George IV as Regent due to the health of George III

11 February 1811Health ReformGeorge III

London · House / House of Hanover

Parliament can appoint the future George IV as Regent due to the health of George III

11 February 1811Reform of ParliamentGeorge III

London · House / House of Hanover

Parliament can appoint the future George IV as Regent due to the health of George III

May

2 May 1811US passes the Non-Intercourse Act against British commerceSpencer Perceval

Government / Tory Party Government

The US passes the Non-Intercourse Act against British commerce

8 May 1811Battle of Fuentes dOnoroArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Fuentes dOnoro · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Massena

8 May 1811Siege of Fuentes dOnoroArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Fuentes dOnoro · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Massena

11 May 1811Siege of AlmeidaArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Almeida · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Almeida fortress suerrenders

16 May 1811Battle of AlbuheraWilliam Beresford

Albuhera · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Beresfords Allied army defeats the French

16 May 1811Battle of AlbuheraArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Albuhera · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Wellington defeats the French under Marshal Nicolas Soult. The French are unable to relieve the siege of Badajoz after defeat at Albuhera

16 May 1811Siege of AlbuheraArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Albuhera · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Wellington defeats the French under Nicolas Soult

16 May 1811Siege of BadajozArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Badajoz · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

The French are unable to relieve the siege of Badajoz after defeat at Albuhera

August

14 August 1811Rule of JavaSpencer Perceval

Government / Tory Party Government

The British occupy Java in the East Indies

November

5 November 1811Declaration of WarSpencer Perceval

Government / Tory Party Government

Madison recommends war against Britain in Congress

5 November 1811Madison recommends war against Britain in CongressSpencer Perceval

Government / Tory Party Government

Madison recommends war against Britain in Congress

16 November 1811Birth of John BrightJohn Bright

Politics / Liberal Party

Birth of John Bright

Other Events

1811AdmiralWilliam IV

Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of the Fleet

1811Astronomer Royal AppointedJohn Pond

Greenwich · Science / Astronomy

Takes charge of Greenwich Observatory after Maskelyne.

1811Birth of James BruceJames Bruce Elgin, 8th

House / House of Bruce

Birth of James Bruce

1811Bullion DebateSpencer Perceval

London · Government / Perceval Government

Parliament rejects immediate gold resumption while wartime finance and Bank Restriction continue.

1811Death of Henry Melville DundasHenry Melville Dundas Melville, 1st

Politics / Tory Party

Death of Henry Melville Dundas

1811GovernorGeorge Prevost

Government / Tory Party Government

Appointed Governor General of Upper & Lower Canada

1811Major GeneralIsaac Brock

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1811Reform of TradeSpencer Perceval

London · Government / Tory Party Government

An Enforcement Bill makes participation in the slave trade a transportable offence

1811Sense and SensibilityJane Austen

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Sense & Sensibility"

1811Steam SawmillMarc Isambard Brunel

Chatham Dockyard · Science / Civil Engineering

Brunel recommends installing a steam-powered sawmill at Chatham Dockyard to replace manual saw-pit labour.

Names involved

Arthur Wellesley Wellington, 1stGeorge IIIGeorge IVGeorge PrevostHenry Melville Dundas Melville, 1stIsaac BrockJames Bruce Elgin, 8thJames Hamilton Abercorn, 1stJane AustenJohn BrightJohn PondMarc Isambard BrunelSpencer PercevalWilliam BeresfordWilliam IV

Places involved

AlbuheraAlmeidaBadajozChatham DockyardFuentes dOnoroGreenwichLondon

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.