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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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| 1813 |
| | | Pride and Prejudice, based on a youthful work of 1797 called First Impressions, is the second of Jane Austen's novels to be published | |
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| 1814 |
| | | Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden, in the Treaty of Kiel, following Bernadotte's successful Danish campaign | |
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| 1814 |
| | | José San Martín becomes commander of the patriot army of Argentina, replacing Manuel Belgrano | |
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| 1814 |
| | | A cold February freezes the Thames and makes possible the last of London's famous frost fairs | |
|  | Frost fair on the Thames, watercolour, 1814
Guildhall Library
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| 1814 |
| | | The Russian emperor and the Prussian king take a salute in the Champs Elysées after the allies capture Paris | |
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| 1814 |
| | | Francia becomes dictator of Paraguay and for the next 26 years seals his nation off from the rest of the world | |
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| 1814 |
| | | Napoleon abdicates at Fontainebleau and the French senate invites Louis XVIII to return to reclaim his throne | |
|  | Peace celebration fair in Hyde Park, 1814
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| 1814 |
| | | English engineer George Stephenson builds his first locomotive, the Blucher, and runs it at the Killingworth colliery | |
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| 1814 |
| | | Ferdinand VII, restored to Spain, imposes a reactionary regime and persecutes his liberal opponents | |
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