8 January 1815Battle of New OrleansEdward Pakenham
Fought 2 weeks after the Treaty of Ghent had ended the war. Attacks Jacksons base but 2,000 British troops & Pakenham are killed
Historical records for Great Britain in 1815, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Fought 2 weeks after the Treaty of Ghent had ended the war. Attacks Jacksons base but 2,000 British troops & Pakenham are killed
Attacks Jacksons base but 2,000 British troops & Pakenham are killed
Birth of William Jener
Arrives as the British Plenipotentiary
Congress hears of Napoleon's escape from Elba
Congress outlaws Napoleon
The Government enacts grain tariffs intended to protect domestic agricultural prices.
Wellington leaves Vienna
Hears of the French invasion of Belgium
Battle of Quatre Bras
Withdraws to Mont St Jean
Wellington & Blucher join up at La Belle Alliance after defeating Napoleon
The British lose close to 15,000 & the French 25,000 killed & wounded. The Allies have a force of 68,000 British, Belgians, Dutch & Germans under Wellington. Napoleon commands 72,000. Helps end Napoleon's "100 days" rule, Napoleon's final Battle. At 9PM Wellington & Blucher meet between La Belle-Alliance & Rossome
Crosses the Belgian border into France
France accepts Allied terms at St Cloud, clearing the way for occupation and the post-Napoleonic settlement.
France surrenders by the Treaty of St Cloud
France surrenders by the Treaty of St Cloud
Allied occupation of Paris confirms the collapse of Napoleon's final political and military position.
The Allies enter Paris
The Allies enter Paris
Louis XVIII is restored to the French throne
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied army
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Allied army
Marshal Ney is shot
Founds the Athenian Society for the liberation of Greece
Distinguises himself as the leader of the Household Cavalry brigade at the Battle of Waterloo, wounded in the right arm and had to undergo amputation, but he quickly learned to write with his left hand
Selects St Helena as for Napoleon's exile
Selects St Helena as for Napoleon's exile at the Congress of Vienna
Invents the Miners Safety Lamp
McAdams method for "macadamizing" roads is adopted in England
Created Knight Commander of the Bath
Appointed Commander of the British Army of occupation in France
Appointed Commander the British forces of occupation in France
Helps secure the Triple Alliance & with it the peace of Europe & fall of Napoleon
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