January 1 Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub January 2 Lord Byron completes "The Corsair" January 14 King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel January 22 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in U.S. held, New York City January 28 Stendahl's 1st book is published February 1 Lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication February 1 Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200 February 11 Norway's independence proclaimed February 27 Ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres March 20 Prince Willem Frederik becomes monarch of Netherlands March 25 Netherlands Bank established March 27 Battle at Horseshoe Bend: General Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians March 29 Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians March 30 Britain and allies march into Paris after defeating Napoleon March 31 Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris April 5 Netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes April 9 Elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance April 11 1st abdication of France by Napoleon; he is exiled to Elba April 14 Napoleon abdicated and was banished to Elba April 26 King Louis XVIII lands on Calais, from England May 4 Bourbon reign restored in France May 5 British attack Ft. Ontario, Oswego, New York May 17 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day) May 17 Norwegian constitution passed by constitutent assembly at Eidsvoll May 30 1st Treaty of Paris, after Napoleon's 1st abdication June 22 1st match at the present Lord's, MCC vs. Herefordshire July 3 Americans capture Fort Erie Canada July 5 Americans defeat British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario July 7 Walter Scott's "Waverley" published July 18 British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc) July 25 Battle of Niagara Falls, Lundy's Lane, ; Americans defeat British July 25 George Stephenson introduced the 1st steam locomotive August 1 Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat August 7 Pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits August 8 Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium August 13 Cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch August 13 Treaty of London-Netherland stops transporting slaves August 24 British forces captured Washington, D.C., and burned down many landmarks August 25 British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books September 5 Battle at Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russians out of E Prussia September 11 Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh September 11 Battle of Lake Champlain, New York; American Navy defeats British September 12 Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812 September 14 Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner" September 21 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem October 23 1st plastic surgery is performed (England) October 29 "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched November 7 1st sitting of States-general in Hague December 24 Treaty of Ghent (end of US-Britain's War of 1812) signed
