List of 1814 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1814
Date | Event |
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January 14, 1814 | Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania. |
January 29, 1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition: France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne. |
January 31, 1814 | Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (present-day Argentina). |
February 1, 1814 | Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano. |
February 2, 1814 | The last of the River Thames frost fairs comes to an end. |
February 10, 1814 | Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victory over the Russians and the Prussians. |
February 17, 1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormant. |
February 18, 1814 | Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Montereau. |
March 4, 1814 | Americans defeat British forces at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Wardsville, Ontario. |
March 7, 1814 | Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne. |
March 10, 1814 | Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France. |
March 21, 1814 | Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube. |
March 27, 1814 | War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. |
March 28, 1814 | War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels. |
April 4, 1814 | Napoleon abdicates (conditionally) for the first time and names his son Napoleon II as Emperor of the French, followed by unconditional abdication two days later. |
April 6, 1814 | Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba. |
April 11, 1814 | The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time. |
May 4, 1814 | Emperor Napoleon arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile. |
May 4, 1814 | King Ferdinand VII abolishes the Spanish Constitution of 1812, returning Spain to absolutism. |
May 17, 1814 | Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian. |
May 17, 1814 | The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly. |
May 30, 1814 | The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bourbon to power. |
July 5, 1814 | War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario. |
July 13, 1814 | The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established. |
July 25, 1814 | War of 1812: An American attack on Canada is repulsed. |
July 26, 1814 | The Swedish–Norwegian War begins. |
August 9, 1814 | American Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia. |
August 13, 1814 | The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Netherlands, is signed in London, England. |
August 14, 1814 | A cease fire agreement, called the Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish–Norwegian War. |
August 24, 1814 | British troops invade Washington, D.C. and during the Burning of Washington the White House, the Capitol and many other buildings are set ablaze. |
August 25, 1814 | War of 1812: On the second day of the Burning of Washington, British troops torch the Library of Congress, United States Treasury, Department of War, and other public buildings. |
August 26, 1814 | Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias. |
September 11, 1814 | War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war. |
September 12, 1814 | Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812. |
September 13, 1814 | In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem. |
September 14, 1814 | Battle of Baltimore: The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner. |
October 1, 1814 | The Congress of Vienna opens with the intention of redrawing Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon in the previous spring. |
October 10, 1814 | War of 1812: The United States Revenue Marine attempts to defend the cutter Eagle from the Royal Navy. |
October 17, 1814 | Eight people die in the London Beer Flood. |
November 1, 1814 | Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France in the Napoleonic Wars. |
November 28, 1814 | The Times of London becomes the first newspaper to be produced on a steam-powered printing press, built by the German team of Koenig & Bauer. |
December 14, 1814 | War of 1812: The Royal Navy seizes control of Lake Borgne, Louisiana. |
December 24, 1814 | Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812. |
December 25, 1814 | Rev. Samuel Marsden holds the first Christian service on land in New Zealand at Rangihoua Bay. |
December 27, 1814 | War of 1812: The destruction of the schooner USS Carolina brings to an end Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet, which fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans. |