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| 1813 |
| | | Tecumseh is killed fighting for the British against General Harrison east of Detroit in the Battle of the Thames | |
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| 1813 |
| | | The allies inflict a heavy defeat on Napoleon at Leipzig, in the so-called Battle of the Nations | |
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| 1815 |
| | | American volunteers under Andrew Jackson defeat British regulars near New Orleans, two weeks after peace has been agreed at Ghent | |
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| 1815 |
| | | The English and Prussian generals Wellington and Blücher defeat Napoleon in a closely fought battle at Waterloo | |
|  | Sketch map of the positions of the armies at Waterloo
National Archives, Kew
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| 1827 |
| | | Britain, France and Russia, supporting Greek independence, defeat the Turkish and Egyptian fleets at Navarino | |
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| 1854 |
| | | British and French troops land at Sebastopol, to besiege the port, and win a limited victory over the Russians at the river Alma | |
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| 1854 |
| | | An inconclusive battle at Balaklava includes the Charge of the Light Brigade, with British cavalry recklessly led towards Russian guns | |
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| 1854 |
| | | An inconclusive engagement at Inkerman means that the allies in the Crimea have to dig in for the winter besieging Sebastopol | |
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| 1859 |
| | | French and Piedmontese forces defeat the Austrians decisively at Solferino, in a battle involving appalling casualties | |
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| 1861 |
| | | The first battle of the American Civil War, fought near Manassas and the Bull Run Creek, is a clear Confederate victory | |
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