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Historical Events in June 1815

Napoleon Swears Fidelity

Jun 1 Napoleon Bonaparte swears fidelity to the Constitution of France

  • Jun 8 39 German states unite under Act of Confederation
  • Jun 9 End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set
  • Jun 16 Battle at Quatre-Bras: Duke of Wellington's English forces engage the French in a preliminary battle two days before the Battle of Waterloo
  • Jun 16 French army under Napoleon defeats Prussia in the Battle of Ligny, Napoleon's last military victory
  • Jun 17 American frigate USS Guerriere captained by Stephen Decatur captures Algerian frigate Mashouda, killing its famous captain corsair Raïs Hamidou during US-Algerian War

Battle of Waterloo

Jun 18 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon Bonaparte and France defeated by British forces under Duke of Wellington and Prussian troops under Field Marshall von Blücher

  • Jun 22 After his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates for the second time, in favor of his son Napoleon II
  • Jun 30 US naval hero Stephen Decatur ends attacks by Algerian pirates