Events Date 1814 | History by KabAstro

Jan 1 Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub

The Corsair

Jan 2 Lord Byron completes "The Corsair", a long tale in verse

Jan 14 King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel
Jan 22 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held in New York City
Jan 28 Stendahl's 1st book is published
Jan 29 War of the Sixth Coalition: Russia and Prussia are defeated by France in the Battle of Brienne
Jan 31 Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina.
Feb 1 Lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication
Feb 1 Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200

Battle of Champaubert

Feb 10 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Champaubert, the French beat the Russians

Feb 11 Norway's independence proclaimed
Feb 17 Battle of Mormant: French Imperial army defeat Russian Austrian forces (War of the Sixth Coalition)
Feb 18 The Battle of Montereau; victory of French under Napoleon Bonaparte against Austrians and Württembergers under the King of Württemberg.
Feb 25 Australia's first currency - the holey dollar introduced, made of Spanish 'pieces of eight' with the centers stamped out, for the colony of New South Wales [1]

Symphony No. 8

Feb 27 Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F major premieres in Vienna

Mar 7 Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne against combined Russian and Prussian force in northern France
Mar 20 Prince Willem Frederik becomes monarch of Netherlands
Mar 25 Netherlands Bank established

Battle at Horseshoe Bend

Mar 27 Battle at Horseshoe Bend: General Andrew Jackson defeats the Red Sticks, part of the Creek Indian tribe near Dadeville, Alabama

Mar 30 Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Declaration which would later inspire Italian Unification
Mar 30 Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces march into Paris after defeating Napoleon
Mar 31 Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris
Apr 4 An officer mutiny forces French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte to abdicate for the first time in flavor of his son, who is not accepted by the Allies occupying Paris
Apr 5 Netherlands Bank issues its 1st banknotes
Apr 9 Elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance of the Netherlands
Apr 11 Napoléon Bonaparte abdicates unconditionally and is exiled to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean

Louis XVIII Lands at Calais

Apr 26 King Louis XVIII lands at Calais from England

May 4 Bourbon reign restored in France

Decree of Valencia

May 4 King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism

May 5 British attack Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York
May 17 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day)
May 17 Norwegian constitution passed by constituent assembly at Eidsvoll
May 17 Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian
May 30 Napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition - the Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent.
Jun 22 1st match at the present Lord's, MCC v Herefordshire
Jul 3 Americans capture Fort Erie, Canada (War of 1812)
Jul 5 Americans defeat British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario

Event of Interest

Jul 7 Walter Scott's novel "Waverley" published

A Voyage to Terra Australis

Jul 17 Matthew Flinders publishes "A Voyage to Terra Australis", detailing his circumnavigation of Australia, first to name the continent Australia. He dies a day later. [1]

Explorer, Navigator and Cartographer Matthew Flinders

Jul 18 British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin)
Jul 25 Battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane), bloodiest battle of the War of 1812 ends in a stalemate between invading American army and Canadian and British forces [1]

Stephenson's First Steam Locomotive

Jul 25 English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blücher

Engineer Known as the Father of Railways George Stephenson

Aug 1 Dutch King Willem I accepts blame in Southern defeat

Society of Jesuits

Aug 7 Pope Pius VII reinstates the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)

Aug 8 Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium
Aug 13 Anglo-Dutch Treaty: Cape of Good Hope formally ceded to the British and transporting of slaves prohibited
Aug 24 British forces capture Washington, D.C. and destroy many landmarks (War of 1812)
Aug 25 British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books (War of 1812)
Sep 5 -15] Battle of Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russians out of East Prussia
Sep 11 Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; American Navy defeats British
Sep 11 Begun on the 6th Sept, Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh during War of 1812
Sep 12 Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812

Fiery Birth for Star Spangled Banner

Sep 14 Francis Scott Key pens the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry", later known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a ship in Baltimore harbor

The Stars and Stripes with the Star Spangled Banner words by Francis Scott Key

Sep 20 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a song, lyrics by Francis Scott Key, tune by John Stafford Smith

Battle of Rancagua

Oct 1 Battle of Rancagua begins; Spanish army defeats rebel Chilean army, ending the Chilean Vieja

General and President of Chile José Miguel Carrera

Oct 1 Opening of the Congress of Vienna, redraws Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon Bonaparte
Oct 17 London Beer Flood: Bursting vat at Veux & Company Brewery floods city streets with over 300,000 gallons of porter ale, killing eight, plus a possible ninth later from alcohol poisoning [1]
Oct 23 One of the first modern plastic surgeries in the west performed by Joseph Carpue on a soldier's nose in England using Indian techniques
Oct 29 "Demologos", 1st steam-powered warship, is launched in New York for the US Navy
Nov 1 Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France, in the Napoleonic Wars
Nov 7 1st sitting of States-general in Hague
Nov 28 The Times of London first printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer - makes newspapers available to a mass audience
Dec 14 The Battle of Lake Borgne in Louisiana: British victory over the United States
Dec 22 Samuel Marsden of the Church Missionary Society arrives in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand to establish the country's first mission station; Sheep, cattle, horses and poultry are introduced

Treaty of Ghent Signed

Dec 24 Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 between the United States, the United Kingdom and their allies

The signing of the Treaty of Ghent on Christmas Eve

Dec 25 Reverend Samuel Marsden of the Church Missionary Society holds the first Christian service in New Zealand on land, at Rangihoua
Dec 27 Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.