1814

The Events of 1814

• The year 1814 commenced on a Saturday.
• Missionaries in New Zealand attempt to write down the Maori language.

• 12 February - a fire destroys the Custom House in London.

• 21 February - Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814.

• 28 February - Settlement of Norfolk Island is abandoned.

• 9 March - the USS Enterprise reaches Wilmington, North Carolina, returning from the Caribbean.

• 27 March - War of 1812: In northern Alabama, United States forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

• 6 April - Emperor Napoleon abdicates. Louis XVIII becomes King of France.

• 10 April - the Duke of Wellington wins the Battle of Toulouse.

• 5 May - British-American? War (War of 1812): The British attack Fort Ontario at Oswego, New York.

• 5 July - War of 1812: Battle of Chippewa - American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippewa, Ontario.

• 19 July - Death of Captain Matthew Flinders, English explorer of the coasts of Australia (b. 1774)

• 24 July - War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward Niagara Falls, Ontario to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders.

• 25 July - War of 1812: Battle of Lundy's Lane - Reinforcements arrive near Niagara Falls, Ontario for General Riall's British and Canadian force, and bloody, all-night battle with Jacob Brown's Americans commences at 18.00; Americans retreat to Fort Erie.

• 7 August - Pope Pius VII reestablish the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) all over the world, after having approved their survival and existence in Russia.

• 12 August - The whale ship 'Seringapatam' limped into Sydney, Australia. The ship had been caught by the American frigate 'Essex' and taken to the Marquesa Islands. While the 'Essex' was away, the crew overcame their guards and escaped.

• 24 August - During the War of 1812, British troops occupy Washington, DC, setting numerous buildings on fire, including the Capitol.

• 28 August - Alexandria, Virginia offers surrender to the British fleet without a fight.

• 31 August - Death of Arthur Phillip, British admiral and first governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)

• 11 September – War of 1812: Battle of Lake Champlain - American squadron under Thomas MacDonough? defeats British squadron, ultimately forcing the invading army to retreat back into Canada.

• 13 September – War of 1812: the bombardment of Fort McHenry? at Baltimore. The British failure at the Battle of Baltimore is a turning point in the war, and the American defense of the fort inspires Francis Scott Key to compose the poem later set to music as The Star Spangled Banner.

• 7 November – War of 1812: Andrew Jackson seizes Pensacola, Florida.

• 24 December – War of 1812: Treaty of Ghent was signed.

References

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1814
Chronicle of Australia, ISBN 1 872031 83 8, Published by Chronicle Australaisa 1993.

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