27 February 1814Battle of OrthezArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st
Defeats Soult
Historical records for Great Britain in 1814, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Defeats Soult
Begins the siege of Bayonne
Captures Bordeaux
Defeats Soult
Created Duke of Wellington
Appointed Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador
Lands with 5,400 veterans of the Peninsular War & is able to advance on Washington
Brunel's mechanised sawmill is destroyed by fire, contributing to his later financial difficulties.
Opening day of the Congress of Vienna
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
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
Appointed Ambassador of Switzerland
Senior represemtitive for Great Britain at the Congress of Vienna
Helps establish a Swiss Federal Government
By the age of eight Brunel has learned Euclidean geometry and shows strong ability in mathematics and mechanics.
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
Publication of "Mansfield Park"
Brunel proposes a tunnel beneath the River Neva at Saint Petersburg and continues developing protected tunnelling methods.
Brunel is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his engineering achievements.
Leaves Washington & launches an unsuccesful assault on Baltimore
Stays in Washington long enough to burn the Capitol & the White House. Marches on Washington & defeats 6,000 local militia at Bladensberg
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
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