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The British capture Detroit in an early engagement of the War of 1812
The US frigate Constitution, affectionately known as 'Old Ironsides', wins successes against British warships in the Atlantic
The Russian army under Marshal Kutuzov confronts the advancing French at Borodino, and though defeated makes a successful withdrawal
After victory at Borodino, Napoleon enters Moscow to find the city abandoned and burning
The first two cantos are published of Byron's largely autobiographical poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, bringing him immediate fame
Napoleon begins the retreat from Moscow, in arctic conditions and harried by guerrilla attacks
Napoleon arrives back in Paris ahead of the remains of his army, after losing half a million men in the Russian campaign
A copper beech is planted in the garden of Asgill House, which survives into the twenty-first century in good health and at a magnificent size
William Hedley's Puffing Billy, the first steam locomotive running on smooth rails, goes to work at Wylam colliery
Simon Bolívar publishes the Manisfesto de Cartagena, calling on the citizens of New Granada to unite and expel the Spaniards
The king of Prussia, Frederick William III, changes sides and declares war on France
American forces push north into Canada and enter York (the modern Toronto), burning the parliament buildings and archives
The Turks recapture Belgrade and sell thousands of Serb women and children into slavery
Wellington defeats Napoleon's brother Joseph at Vitoria, and captures his valuable baggage train
Quaker philanthopist Elizabeth Fry, appalled by the condition of female prisoners in London's Newgate gaol, begins campaigning on their behalf
In a treaty with Russia and Prussia at Reichenbach, Austria agrees to declare war on France
Bolívar defeats the Spanish forces in Venezuela and is welcomed in Caracas as the Liberator
The nickname Uncle Sam, supposedly based on the initials US, has its first recorded use in an issue of the Troy Post
American warships win a victory over the British on Lake Erie, strengthening the US presence in the Great Lakes
Rebels meeting for a conference in Chilpancingo proclaim a short-lived Mexican independence
The head of the house of Orange becomes, for the first time, the sovereign prince of the Netherlands
Tecumseh is killed fighting for the British against General Harrison east of Detroit in the Battle of the Thames
Wellington crosses the Bidassoa river in the north of Spain, bringing an enemy army on to French soil for the first time in twenty years
The allies inflict a heavy defeat on Napoleon at Leipzig, in the so-called Battle of the Nations
Pride and Prejudice, based on a youthful work of 1797 called First Impressions, is the second of Jane Austen's novels to be published
