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1802	27 March	Peace of Amiens, treaty that led to a short lived peace between Britain and France.
1805	20 October	Battle of Ulm, French victory over Austrians (Napoleonic Wars)
	21 October	Battle of Trafalgar, decisive British naval victory over combined French and Spanish fleets
1806	21 November	Napolean announced the Continental System, aimed at defeating Great Britain through a trade blockade of the continent.
1807	November	Outbreak of Peninsular War (1807-14), part of Napoleonic War
1808	29 February	French troops capture the citadel of citadel of Pamplona, the first of a series of surprise attacks on Spanish border fortifications.
	16 February	French troops take the Barcelona by trickery.
	5 March	The Spanish fortress of San Sebastian surrenders to the French
	18 March	French troops take the citadel of Figueras by trickery
	7 June	The battle of Alcolea was a French victory early in the Peninsular War won over an army of Spanish volunteers outside Cordova The sack of Cordova was an early indication of the ferocity which would be a distinguishing feature of the Spanish uprising against French Rule
	8 June	The action at Tudela of was the first of three attempts by the Spanish to defeat or delay a French army that was marching towards Saragossa.
	12 June	The battle of Cabezon was a crushing French victory won against an inexperienced Spanish army under the command of captain-general Don Gregorio de la Cuesta.
	13 June	The action at Mallen was the second of three Spanish attempts to stop a French army under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes from reaching Saragossa.
	14 June	The battle of Alagon was the third of three attempts made by Joseph Palafox, the captain-general of Aragon, to stop a French column under General Lefebvre-Desnouettes from reaching Saragossa.
	15 June	The first siege of Saragossa, (to 14 August 1808), saw the Spanish successfully defend the almost unfortified city against a strong French attack, and was an early demonstration of the determination with which the Spanish would defend some of their cities.
	17 June	The storm of Mataro was a minor French victory that came just before General Duhesme’s first attempt to capture Gerona in June 1808.
	20-21 June	The first siege of Gerona was the first of three French attempts to seize this city, which blocked their lines of communication between Barcelona and Perpignan
	21 June	The action at the River Cabriels saw a French army under Marshal Moncey sweep aside part of a small Spanish force that had been left to watch the northern route between Madrid and Valencia.
	23-24 June	The action of Epila was a night battle that saw the French defeat a Spanish force attempting to raise the first siege of Saragossa.
	24 June	The action at the Cabrillas Defile saw the defeat of the last Spanish attempt to stop a French army under Marshal Moncey from reaching Valencia.
	26-28 June	The first battle of Valencia was one of a series of Spanish victories early in the Peninsular War. A French force under Marshal Moncey launched two assaults against the defenders of Valencia and was repulsed twice.
	14 July	The battle of Medina del Rio Seco was a French victory early in the Peninsular War won by Marshal Bessiéres against a much larger Spanish army.
	19 July	The battle of Baylen was a crucial Spanish victory early in the Peninsular War that encouraged both Spanish resistance and Napoleon’s enemies across Europe.
	24 July-16 August	The second siege of Gerona was a second unsuccessful French attempt to capture the city of Gerona
	29 July	The battle of Evora was a French victory during the Portuguese rebellion of 1808.
	August-17 December 1808	The siege of Barcelona was one of the great missed opportunities of the Peninsular War - for over four months large Spanish armies sat inactive around the city, until driven away by a French relief force under St. Cyr
	14 August	End of the first siege of Saragossa (from 15 June) when the French abandon the siege.
	17 August	The battle of Rolica was the first battle during the British involvement in the Peninsular War, and the first victory for Sir Arthur Wellesley (the future duke of Wellington)
	21 August	The battle of Vimiero was the decisive battle of the first British expedition to Portugal during the Peninsular War and saw Arthur Wellesley defeat a French attack on his position
	22 August	Convention of Cintra, allowing French troops to evacuate Portugal
	31 October	The battle of Zornoza of was a French victory that came just before the start of Napoleon’s campaign in Spain in November 1808.
	6 November-5 December	The siege of Rosas was the first engagement during General Gouvion St. Cyr’s campaign in Catalonia in the winter of 1808.
	8 November	The skirmish at Valmeceda was a minor French victory in the aftermath of their victory at Zornoza on 31 October 1808.
	10 November	The battle of Gamonel was the first French victory during Napoleon’s November 1808 campaign in Spain.
	10-11 November	The battle of Espinosa de los Monteros was a major French victory during Napoleon’s November 1808 campaign in Spain.
	23 November	The battle of Tudela was a major French victory that sealed the success of Napoleon’s great plan of double-envelopment during the one campaign he conducted in person in Spain.
	30 November	The battle of the Somosierra Pass was the final Spanish attempt to stop Napoleon reaching Madrid during his 1808 campaign in Spain.
	1-4 December	The siege of Madrid was the final French success during Napoleon’s only campaign in Spain.
	16 December	The battle of Cardadeu was a French victory that ended the Spanish siege of Barcelona.
	17 December	French troops raise the siege of Barcelona
	20 December	The second siege of Saragossa ( to 20 February 1809), was an epic struggle that encouraged Spanish resistance to the French throughout the Peninsular War.
	21 December	The battle of Sahagun was a British cavalry victory during Sir John Moore’s campaign in northern Spain in the winter of 1808. The battle of Molins del Ray was the final battle during General St. Cyr’s campaign to raise the siege of Barcelona.
	29 December	The battle of Benavente was a rear-guard action during Sir John Moore’s retreat to Corunna.
	30 December	The battle of Mansilla was a French victory over the rearguard of a Spanish army under General La Romana, fought during Sir John Moore’s retreat to Corunna.
1809	3 January	The action at the defile of Cacabellos was a minor British victory during Sir John Moore’s retreat to Corunna.
	5 January	The skirmish at Constantino was a rear-guard action during Sir John Moore’s retreat to Corunna in the winter of 1808-1809.
	7 January	The fighting at Lugo was the closest that the British and French came to fighting a full scale battle during Sir John Moore’s retreat to Corunna over the winter of 1808-1809.
	10 January	The straggler's battle at Betanzos was an incident late in Sir John Moore’s retreat to Corunna in the winter of 1808-1809.
	13 January	The battle of Ucles was a major French victory close to Madrid early in 1809. It saw a French army under Marshal Victor destroy the vanguard of the Spanish Army of the Centre, under General Venegas, and ended any chance of a quick Spanish return to Madrid.
	16 January	The battle of Corunna, 16 January, was the final fight during Sir John Moore’s retreat from Spain in the winter of 1808-1809. a
	26 January	The combat of Alcañiz was a minor French victory over a Spanish force outside Saragossa during the second siege of Saragossa
	17-18 February	The combat of Igualada saw the French defeat the left wing of an ambitious Spanish offensive aimed at recapturing Barcelona.
	18 February	The combat of Mora was an inconclusive clash between a Spanish raiding party under the Duke of Albuquerque and a brigade of French dragoons under the command of General Digeon.
	20 February	End of the second siege of Saragossa
	25 February	The battle of Valls saw the French defeat the right wing of an ambitious Spanish offensive aimed at recapturing Barcelona.
	22 April	Battle of Eggmuhl, French victory over the Austrians
	10-11 March 1809	The combat of Chaves was an early French victory during Marshal Soult’s invasion of Portugal of March 1809.
	17 March	The combat of Meza de Ibor was a French victory early in the Medellin campaign that forced the Spanish to abandon their positions on the River Tagus and retreat south towards the Guadiana.
	20 March	The combat of Berrocal was a minor Spanish victory during the Medellin Campaign. The battle of Braga (or of Lanhozo) was a French victory during Marshal Soult’s invasion of Portugal, won against a large force of Portuguese Ordenanza
	20-25 March	The siege of Chaves saw the Portuguese recapture this border town only two weeks after it had fallen to the French.
	21 March	The combat of Miajadas was the second of two minor Spanish victories during their retreat from the Tagus during the Medellin campaign.
	25-26 March	Soult's Passage of the Ave saw him pass the last barrier between his army and Oporto, the first target on his invasion of Portugal.
	26-27 March	The battle of Ciudad Real was an almost bloodless French victory over a Spanish army that had attempted to force the French out of La Mancha.
	28 March	The battle of Medellin was the final battle during Marshal Victor’s invasion of Estremadura of March 1809 and was one of the most costly Spanish defeats of the Peninsular War.
	29 March	The battle of Oporto was the final significant success during Marshal Soult’s invasion of Portugal.
	7 April-2 May	The long defence of the bridge at Amarante was the first significant Portuguese success during Marshal Soult’s 1809 invasion of the country.
	10 May	The combat of Albergaria Nova was the result of an unsuccessful British attempt to trap the advance guard of Marshal Soult’s army at Oporto at the start of Sir Arthur Wellesley’s campaign in Northern Portugal of 1809. The combat of Peso de Regoa was a relatively minor Portuguese victory over a French column under General Loison that very nearly resulted in the capture of Marshal Soult’s entire army.
	11 May	The combat of Grijon of was the second action during Sir Arthur Wellesley’s campaign in northern Portugal of 1809 and saw the French advance guard south of Oporto fight a short rearguard action before retreating into the city.
	12 May	The battle of Oporto was Arthur Wellesley’s first victory after his return to Portugal in April 1809 (Peninsular War)
	14 May	The combat of Alcantara of was a minor clash between part of Marshal Victor’s corps and a small Portuguese force that had been stationed just across the Spanish frontier to watch the French army in Estremadura.
	15/16 May	The passage of the Ponte Nova of 15/16 May 1809 was one of the most daring exploits during Marshal Soult’s retreat from Oporto of May 1809.
	17 May	The combat of Salamonde was the only serious fighting during Marshal Soult’s retreat after his defeat at Oporto on 12 May. The passage of the Misarella River saw Marshal Soult’s army get past the last major barrier between them and relative safety during their retreat from Oporto in May 1809.
	23 May	The combat of Santiago was a relatively rare victory for a Spanish partisan force over regular French troops during the Peninsular War. The battle of Alcañiz was only the second major Spanish battlefield victory of the Peninsular War, and demonstrated many of the problems that would dog the French for the entire war.
	25 May-11 December	The third siege of Gerona was one of the great epics of Spanish resistance during the Peninsular War, which despite ending in a French victory would act as a rallying call for Spanish resistance for the rest of the war.
	7-8 June	The combat of the Oitabén River was a victory for a largely partisan Spanish force over Marshal Ney, which played a large part in the final defeat of French efforts to conquer Galicia.
	15 June	The battle of Maria was a French victory that ended a brief Spanish threat to Saragossa.
	18 June	The rout of Belchite was a French victory than ended General Blake’s attempt to recapture Saragossa in the summer of 1809.
	12 July	Armistice of Znaim, initial peace between France and Austria
	26 July	The combat of Torrijos was a clash between the Spanish rearguard and advancing French cavalry, fought two days before the battle of Talavera.
	27 July	The combat of Cassa de Salinas of was a preliminary action fought on the day before the main fighting at the battle of Talavera.
	27-28 July	The battle of Talavera was the first of Sir Arthur Wellesley’s great victories in Spain during the Peninsular War.
	5 August	The combat of Aranjuez was an inconclusive skirmish between the armies of King Joseph and General Venegas, fought towards the end of the Talavera campaign.
	8 August	The combat of Arzobispo was a minor French victory late in the Talavera campaign, which saw them force their way across the River Tagus.
	17 September	Treaty of Fredrikshavn, Finland transfered from Sweden to Russia
	9 October	The combat of Astorga was a minor French setback in the autumn of 1809.
	14 October	Treaty of Schonbrunn, peace forced on Austria by France in which Austria agreed to join the continental system
	18 October	The battle of Tamames was the first Spanish battlefield victory in the Peninsular War since Alcaniz (23 May 1809), and the most significant since Baylen, right at the start of the war.
	7 November	The combat of Hostalrich was a minor French victory in Catalonia, which played a significant part in their victory in the third siege of Gerona (24 May-11 December 1809).
	11 November	The combat of Ocaña was a minor French victory early in the Spanish Junta’s autumn campaign of 1809.
	19 November	The battle of Ocaña was a major Spanish defeat that ended any chance of success in the Spanish Junta’s autumn campaign of 1809.
	23-24 November	The combat of Tremendal was a rare French success against one of the elusive bands of Spanish guerrillas.
	28 November	The battle of Alba de Tormes was a dramatic French cavalry victory that ended the Spanish Junta’s autumn campaign of 1809.
	11 December	Third siege of Gerona ends in a French victory
1810	21-22 January	The combat of Granollers was an opportunist Spanish victory in Catalonia, which saw a French detachment at Granollers cut to pieces by the Army of Catalonia.
	23 January	The combat of Jaen was a French victory during the invasion of Andalusia, fought after the French had forced their way across the mountains from La Mancha.
	16 January-21 May 1810	The siege of Hostalrich was just about the only significant success achieved by the French during Marshal Augereau’s brief time in charge of the 7th Corps in Catalonia.
	28 January	The combat of Alcala la Real was a minor French victory during General Sebastiani’s invasion of Granada and Malaga.
	5 February	The siege of Cadiz of 5 February 1810-24 August 1812 was the longest and arguably most important of the many sieges that punctuated the Peninsular War.
	19 February	The combat of Valverde was a minor Spanish victory on the borders of Andalusia at the start of General Ballesteros's raid into western Andalusia.
	20 February	The battle of Vich was a hard-fought French victory in Catalonia, won by an isolated French division under the command of General Souham.
	19-20 March	The skirmish of Barba del Puerco of 19-20 March 1810 was a minor clash between part of Craufurd’s line of outposts on the Portuguese border and part of the French army gathering in preparation for Massina’s invasion of Portugal.
	21 March-22 April	The siege of Astorga was a preliminary operation in the period before the start of Massena's invasion of Portugal.
	25-26 March	The combat of Ronquillo was the second fight during General Ballesteros’s raid into western Andalusia in the spring of 1810.
	30 March	The combat of Villafranca was the first of two defeats that ended a French attempt to capture the city of Tarragona, the last major fortress in Catalonia to remain in Spanish hands.
	5 April	The combat of Manresa was the second of two defeats that ended a French attempt to capture the city of Tarragona, the last major fortress in Catalonia to remain in Spanish hands.
	15 April	The combat of Zalamea was the first defeat suffered by General Ballesteros during his raid into western Andalusia in the spring of 1810.
	15 April-14 May	The siege of Lerida of 15 April-14 May 1810 was one of a series of sieges that saw the French extend their control over eastern Spain, and removed a major obstacle on the road between Saragossa and Barcelona.
	23 April	The combat of Margalef of 23 April 1810 saw the defeat of a Spanish army attempting to help the besieged garrison of Lerida.
	15 May-18 June	The siege of Mequinenza saw the French capture the strategically important town, at the highest navigable point on the Ebro.
	26 May	The combat of Araçena was a minor French victory that ended General Ballesteros’s raid into Andalusia of the spring of 1810.
	5 June-10 July	The French siege of Ciudad Rodrigo of was a precursor to Marshal Masséna’s invasion of Portugal.
	10 July	The combat of Barquilla was one of the few failures for General Craufurd and the Light Division during Marshal Masséne’s invasion of Portugal. The combat of Almazan demonstrated the difficulties the French facing in moving even quite large bodies of reinforcements to their armies in Spain.
	24 July	The combat of the Coa was a rare defeat for Craufurd’s Light Division during Masséna’s invasion of Portugal.
	25 July-27 August	The siege of Almeida was a delaying action fought to slow down Marshal Masséna’s invasion of Portugal in 1810, most famous for the dramatic explosion that ended the siege.
	11 August	The battle of Villagarcia was a French victory that ended a Spanish attempt to liberate Seville, but that also demonstrated the vulnerability of the French position in Andalusia.
	27 September	The battle of Bussaco was the one major battle during Marshal Masséna’s invasion of Portugal of 1810, and was a costly French defeat suffered in an attempt to attack a very strong Allied position on the ridge at Bussaco.
	8 October 1810	The skirmish at Alcoentre was a minor incident in the final stage of Wellington’s retreat into the Lines of Torres Vedras in the autumn of 1810 and saw the French nearly capture a British horse artillery battery.
	9 October 1810	The combat of Alemquer was the last fighting between the British rearguard and the French cavalry during the retreat into the Lines of Torres Vedras in the autumn of 1810.
	12 October	The first combat of Sobral was the first of two skirmishes around the village of Sobral that would turn out to be the only French attacks on the Lines of Torres Vedras, the strong defensive position built to protect Lisbon.
	13-15 October	The siege of Fuengirola of 13-15 October 1810 was a minor disaster suffered by the British in southern Spain during an ambitious attempt to help the hard-pressed guerrillas of Granada.
	14 October	The second combat of Sobral was a skirmish south of the village of Sobral that would turn out to be the most serious attack the French would launch against the Lines of Torres Vedras.
	4 November	The combat of Baza of was a French victory won on the borders of Murcia and Granada, which ended a Spanish attempt to threaten the French position in Granada.
	16 December-2 January 1811	The siege of Tortosa of was the first of three successful French attacks on Spanish-held cities that briefly appeared to give the French control of eastern Spain.
1811	11-22 January	The siege of Olivenza of was an early success for the French during Marshal Soult’s invasion of Estremadura.
	19 January	The skirmish of Rio Mayor was one of the very few significant clashes to take place while Masséna’s army was camped at Santarem, after his retreat from the lines of Torres Vedras.
	25 January	The combat of Castillejos was a minor engagement in the far south west of Spain that badly disrupted Marshal Soult’s invasion of Estremadura.
	27 January-10 March	The French siege and capture of Badajoz was the main achievement of Marshal Soult’s invasion of Estremadura of 1811.
	19 February	The battle of the Gebora of was a disastrous Spanish defeat that ended an attempt to break the French siege of Badajoz of 27 January-10 March 1811.
	5 March	The battle of Barrosa was the end result of one of the most significant attempts made by the garrison of Cadiz to lift the French siege of Cadiz
	11 March	The combat of Pombal was a skilful rearguard action fought by Marshal Ney during the retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras.
	12 March	The combat of Redinha was the second rearguard action fought during Masséna’s retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras in the spring of 1811.
	14 March	The combat of Casal Novo was a rearguard action during Masséna’s retreat from Portugal that was notable for the reckless behaviour of General Erskine, the temporary commander of the British Light Division.
	14-21 March	The siege of Campo Mayor was a time-consuming French victory that came between the departure of Marshal Soult from Estremadura and the arrival of an Anglo-Portuguese force under General Beresford.
	15 March	The combat of Foz de Arouce was the least successful of Marshal Ney’s rearguard actions during Masséne’s retreat from Portugal in the spring of 1811.
	17-18 March	The passage of the Alva River was a nearly bloodless success for Wellington’s army during the French retreat from Portugal in the spring of 1811.
	25 March	The combat of Campo Mayor of was the first Allied victory during Beresford’s campaign in Estremadura in the spring of 1811.
	29 March	The combat of Guarda of was a bloodless British victory in the last stages of Masséna’s retreat from Portugal.
	3 April	The combat of Sabugal of was the last serious fighting during Masséna’s retreat from Portugal in 1811, and was a missed chance for a major Allied victory over an isolated portion of Masséna’s army.
	April-10 May	The siege of Almeida saw Wellington’s army capture the last French stronghold left in Portugal after Marshal Masséna’s retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras.
	9-15 April	The siege of Olivenza saw the town liberated by an Anglo-Portuguese force only three months after it had been captured by the French.
	3 May-28 June	The siege of Tarragona of 3 May-28 June 1811 was the second of three sieges that saw the French seize the last major cities in Spanish hands in the east of the country in a twelve month period, an achievement that seemed like it might given them a chance to finally secure their control of the area
	3-5 May	The battle of Fuentes de Oñoro was Marshal Masséna’s final defeat after his disastrous invasion of Portugal of 1810 and led to the fall of Almeida, the last French stronghold in Portugal.
	6-12 May	The recapture of the Spanish border fortress of Badajoz was the main purpose of Marshal Beresford’s campaign in Estremadura in the spring of 1811, but would prove to be beyond his powers (first siege of Badajoz).
	16 May	The battle of Abluera of was one of the bloodiest battles of the Peninsular War, fought to prevent Marshal Soult from coming to the aid of the garrison of Badajoz.
	19 May-17 June	The second British siege of Badajoz was little more successful than the first siege, which had only lasted for one week before Marshal Beresford had been forced to lift the siege
	25 May	The combat of Usagre was a minor cavalry battle during Marshal Soult’s retreat after the battle of Albuera.
	September 1811-January 1812	The French invasion of Valencia of September 1811-January 1812 was the last major French success during the Peninsular War, and saw them virtually complete the conquest of eastern Spain, but at the same time they were forced to weaken their forces on the Portuguese border, allowing Wellington to begin the campaign that led to Salamanca, and the beginning of the end for the French in Spain.
	23 September-26 October	The siege of Saguntum was a French victory during their invasion of Valencia, but one that slowed down their campaign and ended any chance of the expected easy victory.
	25 September	The combat of Carpio was a minor clash between Wellington’s cavalry screen and part of a French army under Marmont that had just raised the blockade of Ciudad Rodrigo. The combat of El Bodon was a lucky escape for the British and Portuguese army on the Spanish border in the autumn of 1811.
	27 September	The combat of Aldea de Ponte was a rearguard action fought during Wellington’s retreat from Fuente Guinaldo to Alfayates in the aftermath of the combat of El Boden.
	25 October	The battle of Saguntum saw the defeat of a Spanish army under General Joachim Blake which was attempted to raise the French siege of Saguntum.
	5 November	The combat of Bornos was the only fighting to take place during one of Marshal Soult’s repeated attempts to catch the Spanish General Ballasteros, who had proved himself to be a master of small scale warfare in the south of Andalusia
	20 December-5 January 1812	The siege of Tarifa was an unsuccessful French attempt to capture one of the few remaining Spanish-held strongholds in Andalusia.
	25 December-9 January 1812	The siege of Valencia of 25 December 1811-9 January 1812 was the final major French success during the Peninsular War, and saw French power in eastern Spain reach its maximum extent.
	26 December	The combat of Mislata was a rare Spanish success during the fighting around Valencia in the winter of 1811-12. The combat of Aldaya was a French victory during their crossing of the Guadalaviar River which saw them drive off most of General Blake’s Spanish cavalry.
	29 December	The combat of Navas de Membrillo of was a minor clash between a British and Portuguese expedition under General Hill and part of the French garrison of Estremadura.
1812	8-9 January	The siege of Ciudad Rodrigo was a major success for Wellington’s British and Portuguese army, and marked a significant turning point in the Peninsular War - the moment when the French lost the initiative in Spain
	24 January	Death of Robert Crauford, British General (1764-1812) of wounds suffered at Ciudad Rodrigo
	17 July	The Battle of Mackinac Island was an early British victory during the War of 1812 which gave them control over much of the Old North West and played an indirect part in the fall of Detroit.
	16 August	The fall of Detroit was one of a series of defeats that stopped the first American invasion of Canada during the War of 1812.
	16 August	End of the siege of Cadiz (from 5 February 1810)
	13 October	The battle of Queenston Heights was a British victory early in the War of 1812 that turned back the first American attack on the Niagara front.
	28 November	The skirmishes of Frenchman’s Creek and Red House saw the only fighting during the second American attempt to invade Canada on the Niagara front during 1812.
1813	22 January	The battle of Frenchtown was a crushing British victory during the War of 1812 over part of an American army preparing to attack Detroit
	27 April	The battle of York was one of the first American victories on land during the War of 1812.
	1-9 May	The siege of Fort Meigs saw a British force under Brigadier-General Henry Procter fail to capture Fort Meigs, on the Maumee River, but win a victory over an American relief force.
	25-27 May	The battle of Fort George was the first American victory on the Niagara front during the War of 1812.
	6 June	The Battle of Stoney Creek saw the defeat of an American army that was invading Upper Canada in the aftermath of the American victory at Fort George at the end of May.
	21 June	Battle of Vittoria, important British victory during the Peninsular War
	24 June	The battle of Beaver Dams was an American defeat on the Niagara front that helped the British to recover from the earlier defeat at Fort George on 25-27 May 1813
	23 August	Battle of Grossbeeren, Prussian victory over French (Napoleonic Wars)
	26 August	First day of battle of Dresden (Napoleonic Wars)
	27 August	Second and final day of battle of Dresden, one of Napoleon's last victories.
	29 August	First day of Battle of Kulm, French defeat (Napoleonic Wars)
	30 August	Attack on Fort Mims marks start of Creek War, (to 1814), (U.S.A.) Second day of Battle of Kulm, French defeat (Napoleonic Wars)
	14 October	Battle of Liebertwolkwitz, largest cavalry battle in history (Napoleonic Wars)
	16 October	Start of battle of Leipzig (to 18 October) (Napoleonic Wars)
	18 October	Battle of Leipzig (from 16 October), ends in defeat for Napoleon that marked the beginning of the end for him
	26 October	The battle of Chateauguay River saw the defeat of one of two American armies attempting to invade Lower Canada in the autumn of 1813.
	11 November	The battle of Crysler’s Farm was a British victory in the War of 1812 that ended any hope of success for an American attack on Montreal.
	11 December	Treaty of Valencay, attempt to make peace between France and Spain, vetoed by Spanish Regency Council.
1814	9 March	Treaty of Chaumont, agreement between the allies to fight France until the bitter end
	27 March	Battle of Horseshoe Bend (U.S.A.), American victory over Creek Indians
	April	End of Peninsular War (1807-14), part of Napoleonic Wars
	5 July	The battle of Chippawa, was an American victory on the Niagara front which saw a British force fail to push back an army that had just crossed the Niagara River.
	9 August	Treaty of Fort Jackson ends Creek War (from 1813) (U.S.A.)
	24 August	The battle of Bladensburg was a British victory during the War of 1812 that left Washington vulnerable to attack.
1815	18 June	Battle of Waterloo, final defeat of Napoleon, marking final end of Napoleonic Wars (from 1799
1823	5 March	Britian declares war on Burma (First Anglo Burmese War) after Burma invades India
1826	24 February	Treaty of Yandabo ends First Anglo Burmese War, confiming British victory
1828	23 September	Murder of Shaka Zulu, brutal king of the Zulus
1846	24 March	American troops move to Rio Grande, marking start of the Mexican War (to February 1848)
1848	2 February	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo marks end of Mexican War (from March 1846)

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