Battle of Orthez
Defeats Soult
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1814 in Great Britain
Explore 29 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1814.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1814
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February
Siege of Bayonne
Begins the siege of Bayonne
March
Capture of Bordeaux
Captures Bordeaux
April
Battle of Toulouse
Defeats Soult
May
Peerage
Created Duke of Wellington
July
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador
August
Battle of Chesapeake Bay
Lands with 5,400 veterans of the Peninsular War & is able to advance on Washington
Battersea Sawmill
Brunel's mechanised sawmill is destroyed by fire, contributing to his later financial difficulties.
November
Congress of Vienna
Opening day of the Congress of Vienna
December
Treaty of Ghent
The British delegation is composed of diplomats William Adams, James Lord Gambier, and Henry Goulburn
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812 and largely restores pre-war boundaries.
Treaty of Ghent
The British delegation is composed of diplomats William Adams, James Lord Gambier, and Henry Goulburn
Treaty of Ghent
The British delegation is composed of diplomats William Adams, James Lord Gambier, and Henry Goulburn
Other events (month unknown)
1st Locomotive
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
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Switzerland
Battersea Fire Destroys Machinery
A serious fire devastated the mechanised sawmill and placed Brunel under additional financial pressure.
Congress of Vienna
Senior represemtitive for Great Britain at the Congress of Vienna
Constitution of Great Britain
Helps establish a Swiss Federal Government
Education
By the age of eight Brunel has learned Euclidean geometry and shows strong ability in mathematics and mechanics.
First Napoleonic Defeat and Peace
Napoleon's first abdication changed the foreign policy context for Cobbett's arguments about war and domestic burdens.
Industrial Revolution
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
Mansfield Park
Publication of "Mansfield Park"
Peace Opens New Intellectual Debate
Napoleon's first defeat changed the European setting in which the Edinburgh Review evaluated British politics and continental affairs.
River Neva Tunnel
Brunel proposes a tunnel beneath the River Neva at Saint Petersburg and continues developing protected tunnelling methods.
Royal Society
Brunel is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his engineering achievements.
Siege of Baltimore
Leaves Washington & launches an unsuccesful assault on Baltimore
Siege of Washington
Stays in Washington long enough to burn the Capitol & the White House. Marches on Washington & defeats 6,000 local militia at Bladensberg
Speaker of House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
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