Timeline from 1800 to 1850
Major Battles around the World
February 9, 1801 - French Revolutionary Wars: The War of the Second Coalition ends when the Austrian and French sign the Treaty of Lunéville
April 2, 1801 - Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson wins the Battle of Copenhagen
May 1801 - First Barbary War: Tripoli, Tangier, Algiers and Tunis declare war on the United States
March 25, 1802 - French Revolutionary Wars: Fighting between Britain and France ends with the Treaty of Amiens
May 18, 1803 - Napoleonic Wars: Fighting resumes between Britain and France
January 1, 1804 - Haitian Revolution: The thirteen-year war ends with the declaration of Haitian independence
February 16, 1804 - First Barbary War: American sailors sneak into Tripoli harbor and burn the captured frigate USS Philadelphia
March 17, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Austria joins the Third Coalition and declares war on France, with Russia joining a month later
June 10, 1805 - First Barbary War: The conflict ends when a treaty is signed between Tripoli and the United States
October 16-19, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon is victorious at the Battle of Ulm
October 21, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Nelson crushes the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar
December 2, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: The Austrians and Russians are crushed by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz
December 26, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: The Austrians sign the Treaty of Pressburg ending the War of the Third Coalition
February 6, 1806 - Napoleonic Wars: The Royal Navy wins the Battle of San Domingo
Summer 1806 - Napoleonic Wars: The Fourth Coalition of Prussia, Russia, Saxony, Sweden and Britain is formed to fight France
October 15, 1806 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon and French forces defeat the Prussians at the Battles of Jena and Auerstädt
February 7-8, 1807 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon and Count von Bennigsen fight to a draw at the Battle of Eylau
June 14, 1807 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon routs the Russians at the Battle of Friedland, forcing Tsar Alexander to sign the Treaty of Tilsit which effectively ended the War of the Fourth Coalition
June 22, 1807 - Anglo-American Tensions: HMS Leopard fires on USS Chesapeake after the American ship refused to be allowed to be searched for British deserters
May 2, 1808 - Napoleonic Wars: The Peninsular War begins in Spain when the citizens of Madrid rebel against French occupation
August 21, 1808 - Napoleonic Wars: Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley defeats the French at the Battle of Vimeiro
January 18, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: British forces evacuate northern Spain after the Battle of Corunna
April 10, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: Austria and Britain begin the War of the Fifth Coalition
April 11-13, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: The Royal Navy wins the Battle of the Basque Roads
June 5-6, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: The Austrians are defeated by Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram
October 14, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: The Treaty of Schönbrunn ends the War of the Fifth Coalition in a French victory
May 3-5, 1811 - Napoleonic Wars: British and Portuguese forces hold at the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
March 16-April 6, 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: The Earl of Wellington lays siege to the city of Badajoz
June 18, 1812 - War of 1812: The United States declared war on Britain beginning the conflict
June 24, 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon and the Grande Armée cross the Neman River beginning the invasion of Russia
August 16, 1812 - War of 1812: British forces win the Siege of Detroit
August 19, 1812 - War of 1812: USS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere to give the United States the first naval victory of the war
September 7, 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: The French defeat the Russians at the Battle of Borodino
September 5-12, 1812 - War of 1812: American forces holds out during the Siege of Fort Wayne
December 14, 1812- Napoleonic Wars: After a long retreat from Moscow, the French army leaves Russian soil
January 18-23, 1812 - War of 1812: American forces at beaten at the Battle of Frenchtown
Spring 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Prussia, Sweden, Austria, Britain, and a number of the German states form the Sixth Coalition to take advantage of France's defeat in Russia
April 27, 1813 - War of 1812: American forces win the Battle of York
April 28-May 9, 1813 - War of 1812: British are repulsed at Siege of Fort Meigs
May 2, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon defeats Prussian and Russian forces at the Battle of Lützen
May 20-21, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Prussian and Russian forces are beaten at the Battle of Bautzen
May 27, 1813 - War of 1812: American forces land and capture Fort George
June 6, 1813 - War of 1812: American troops are beaten in confused fighting at the Battle of Stoney Creek
June 21, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: British, Portuguese, and Spanish forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeat the French at the Battle of Vitoria
August 30, 1813 - Creek War: Red Stick warriors conduct the Fort Mims Massacre
September 10, 1813 - War of 1812: US naval forces under Commodore Oliver H. Perry defeat the British at the Battle of Lake Erie
October 16-19, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Prussian, Russian, Austrian, Swedish, and German troops defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig
October 26, 1813 - War of 1812 - American forces are held at the Battle of the Chateauguay
November 11, 1813 - War of 1812: American troops are beaten at the Battle of Crysler's Farm
August 30, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Coalition forces defeat the French at the Battle of Kulm
March 27, 1814 - Creek War: Major General Andrew Jackson wins the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
March 30, 1814 - Napoleonic Wars: Paris falls to Coalition forces
April 6, 1814 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba by the Treaty of Fontainebleau
July 25, 1814 - War of 1812: American and British forces fight the Battle of Lundy's Lane
August 24, 1814 - War of 1812: After defeating American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg, British troops burn Washington, DC
September 12-15, 1814 - War of 1812: British forces are defeated at the Battle of North Point and Fort McHenry
December 24, 1814 - War of 1812: The Treaty of Ghent is signed ending the war
January 8, 1815 - War of 1812: Unaware that the war has ended, General Andrew Jackson wins the Battle of New Orleans
March 1, 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Landing at Cannes, Napoleon returns to France beginning the Hundred Days
June 16, 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon wins his final victory at the Battle of Ligny
June 18, 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Coalition forces led by the Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley) defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo ending the Napoleonic Wars
August 7, 1819 - Wars of South American Independence: General Simon Bolivar defeats Spanish forces in Colombia at the Battle of Boyaca
March 17, 1821 - Greek War of Independence: The Maniots at Areopoli declare war on the Turks beginning the Greek War of Independence
1825 - Java War: Fighting begins between the Javanese under Prince Diponegoro and Dutch colonial forces
October 20, 1827 - Greek War of Independence: An allied fleet defeats the Ottomans at the Battle of Navarino
1830 - Java War: The conflict ends in a Dutch victory after Prince Diponegoro is captured
April 5, 1832-August 27, 1832 - Blackhawk War: US troops defeat an alliance of Native American forces in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri
October 2, 1835 - Texas Revolution: The war begins with a Texan victory at the Battle of Gonzales
December 28, 1835 - Second Seminole War: Two companies of US soldiers, under Major Francis Dade, are massacred by the Seminoles in the first action of the conflict
March 6, 1836 - Texas Revolution: After 13 days of siege, the Alamo falls to Mexican forces
March 27, 1839 - Texas Revolution: Texan prisoners of war are executed at the Goliad Massacre
April 21, 1836 - Texas Revolution: The Texan Army under Sam Houston defeats the Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto, winning independence for Texas
December 28, 1836 - War of the Confederation: Chile declares war on the Peru-Bolivian Confederation beginning the conflict
December 1838 - First Afghan War: A British army under General William Elphinstone marches into Afghanistan starting the war
August 23, 1839 - First Opium War: British forces capture Hong Kong in the opening days of the war
August 25, 1839 - War of the Confederation: Following defeat at the Battle of Yungay, the Peru-Bolivian Confederation is dissolved, ending the war
January 5, 1842 - First Afghan War: Elphinstone's army is destroyed as it retreats from Kabul
August 1842 - First Opium War: After winning a string of victories, the British force the Chinese to sign the Treaty of Nanjing
January 28, 1846 - First Anglo-Sikh War: British forces defeat the Sikhs at the Battle of Aliwal
April 24, 1846 - Mexican-American War: Mexican forces rout a small US cavalry detachment in the "Thornton Affair"
May 3-9, 1846 - Mexican-American War: American forces hold out during the Siege of Fort Texas
May 8-9, 1846 - Mexican-American War: US forces under Brigadier General Zachary Taylor defeat the Mexicans at the Battle of Palo Alto and the Battle of Resaca de la Palma
February 22, 1847 - Mexican-American War: After capturing Monterrey, Taylor defeats Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista
March 9-September 12, 1847 - Mexican-American War: Landing at Vera Cruz, US forces led by General Winfield Scott conduct a brilliant campaign and capture Mexico City, effectively ending the war
April 18, 1847 - Mexican-American War: American troops win the Battle of Cerro Gordo
August 19-20, 1847 - Mexican-American War: The Mexicans are routed at the Battle of Contreras
August 20, 1847 - Mexican-American War: US forces triumph at the Battle of Churubusco
September 8, 1847 - Mexican American War: American forces win the Battle of Molino del Rey
Septebmer 13, 1847 - Mexican-American War: US troops capture Mexico City after the Battle of Chapultepec
Major Battles around the World
February 9, 1801 - French Revolutionary Wars: The War of the Second Coalition ends when the Austrian and French sign the Treaty of Lunéville
April 2, 1801 - Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson wins the Battle of Copenhagen
May 1801 - First Barbary War: Tripoli, Tangier, Algiers and Tunis declare war on the United States
March 25, 1802 - French Revolutionary Wars: Fighting between Britain and France ends with the Treaty of Amiens
May 18, 1803 - Napoleonic Wars: Fighting resumes between Britain and France
January 1, 1804 - Haitian Revolution: The thirteen-year war ends with the declaration of Haitian independence
February 16, 1804 - First Barbary War: American sailors sneak into Tripoli harbor and burn the captured frigate USS Philadelphia
March 17, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Austria joins the Third Coalition and declares war on France, with Russia joining a month later
June 10, 1805 - First Barbary War: The conflict ends when a treaty is signed between Tripoli and the United States
October 16-19, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon is victorious at the Battle of Ulm
October 21, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Nelson crushes the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar
December 2, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: The Austrians and Russians are crushed by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz
December 26, 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: The Austrians sign the Treaty of Pressburg ending the War of the Third Coalition
February 6, 1806 - Napoleonic Wars: The Royal Navy wins the Battle of San Domingo
Summer 1806 - Napoleonic Wars: The Fourth Coalition of Prussia, Russia, Saxony, Sweden and Britain is formed to fight France
October 15, 1806 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon and French forces defeat the Prussians at the Battles of Jena and Auerstädt
February 7-8, 1807 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon and Count von Bennigsen fight to a draw at the Battle of Eylau
June 14, 1807 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon routs the Russians at the Battle of Friedland, forcing Tsar Alexander to sign the Treaty of Tilsit which effectively ended the War of the Fourth Coalition
June 22, 1807 - Anglo-American Tensions: HMS Leopard fires on USS Chesapeake after the American ship refused to be allowed to be searched for British deserters
May 2, 1808 - Napoleonic Wars: The Peninsular War begins in Spain when the citizens of Madrid rebel against French occupation
August 21, 1808 - Napoleonic Wars: Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley defeats the French at the Battle of Vimeiro
January 18, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: British forces evacuate northern Spain after the Battle of Corunna
April 10, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: Austria and Britain begin the War of the Fifth Coalition
April 11-13, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: The Royal Navy wins the Battle of the Basque Roads
June 5-6, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: The Austrians are defeated by Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram
October 14, 1809 - Napoleonic Wars: The Treaty of Schönbrunn ends the War of the Fifth Coalition in a French victory
May 3-5, 1811 - Napoleonic Wars: British and Portuguese forces hold at the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
March 16-April 6, 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: The Earl of Wellington lays siege to the city of Badajoz
June 18, 1812 - War of 1812: The United States declared war on Britain beginning the conflict
June 24, 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon and the Grande Armée cross the Neman River beginning the invasion of Russia
August 16, 1812 - War of 1812: British forces win the Siege of Detroit
August 19, 1812 - War of 1812: USS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere to give the United States the first naval victory of the war
September 7, 1812 - Napoleonic Wars: The French defeat the Russians at the Battle of Borodino
September 5-12, 1812 - War of 1812: American forces holds out during the Siege of Fort Wayne
December 14, 1812- Napoleonic Wars: After a long retreat from Moscow, the French army leaves Russian soil
January 18-23, 1812 - War of 1812: American forces at beaten at the Battle of Frenchtown
Spring 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Prussia, Sweden, Austria, Britain, and a number of the German states form the Sixth Coalition to take advantage of France's defeat in Russia
April 27, 1813 - War of 1812: American forces win the Battle of York
April 28-May 9, 1813 - War of 1812: British are repulsed at Siege of Fort Meigs
May 2, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon defeats Prussian and Russian forces at the Battle of Lützen
May 20-21, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Prussian and Russian forces are beaten at the Battle of Bautzen
May 27, 1813 - War of 1812: American forces land and capture Fort George
June 6, 1813 - War of 1812: American troops are beaten in confused fighting at the Battle of Stoney Creek
June 21, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: British, Portuguese, and Spanish forces under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeat the French at the Battle of Vitoria
August 30, 1813 - Creek War: Red Stick warriors conduct the Fort Mims Massacre
September 10, 1813 - War of 1812: US naval forces under Commodore Oliver H. Perry defeat the British at the Battle of Lake Erie
October 16-19, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Prussian, Russian, Austrian, Swedish, and German troops defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig
October 26, 1813 - War of 1812 - American forces are held at the Battle of the Chateauguay
November 11, 1813 - War of 1812: American troops are beaten at the Battle of Crysler's Farm
August 30, 1813 - Napoleonic Wars: Coalition forces defeat the French at the Battle of Kulm
March 27, 1814 - Creek War: Major General Andrew Jackson wins the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
March 30, 1814 - Napoleonic Wars: Paris falls to Coalition forces
April 6, 1814 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba by the Treaty of Fontainebleau
July 25, 1814 - War of 1812: American and British forces fight the Battle of Lundy's Lane
August 24, 1814 - War of 1812: After defeating American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg, British troops burn Washington, DC
September 12-15, 1814 - War of 1812: British forces are defeated at the Battle of North Point and Fort McHenry
December 24, 1814 - War of 1812: The Treaty of Ghent is signed ending the war
January 8, 1815 - War of 1812: Unaware that the war has ended, General Andrew Jackson wins the Battle of New Orleans
March 1, 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Landing at Cannes, Napoleon returns to France beginning the Hundred Days
June 16, 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon wins his final victory at the Battle of Ligny
June 18, 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Coalition forces led by the Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley) defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo ending the Napoleonic Wars
August 7, 1819 - Wars of South American Independence: General Simon Bolivar defeats Spanish forces in Colombia at the Battle of Boyaca
March 17, 1821 - Greek War of Independence: The Maniots at Areopoli declare war on the Turks beginning the Greek War of Independence
1825 - Java War: Fighting begins between the Javanese under Prince Diponegoro and Dutch colonial forces
October 20, 1827 - Greek War of Independence: An allied fleet defeats the Ottomans at the Battle of Navarino
1830 - Java War: The conflict ends in a Dutch victory after Prince Diponegoro is captured
April 5, 1832-August 27, 1832 - Blackhawk War: US troops defeat an alliance of Native American forces in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri
October 2, 1835 - Texas Revolution: The war begins with a Texan victory at the Battle of Gonzales
December 28, 1835 - Second Seminole War: Two companies of US soldiers, under Major Francis Dade, are massacred by the Seminoles in the first action of the conflict
March 6, 1836 - Texas Revolution: After 13 days of siege, the Alamo falls to Mexican forces
March 27, 1839 - Texas Revolution: Texan prisoners of war are executed at the Goliad Massacre
April 21, 1836 - Texas Revolution: The Texan Army under Sam Houston defeats the Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto, winning independence for Texas
December 28, 1836 - War of the Confederation: Chile declares war on the Peru-Bolivian Confederation beginning the conflict
December 1838 - First Afghan War: A British army under General William Elphinstone marches into Afghanistan starting the war
August 23, 1839 - First Opium War: British forces capture Hong Kong in the opening days of the war
August 25, 1839 - War of the Confederation: Following defeat at the Battle of Yungay, the Peru-Bolivian Confederation is dissolved, ending the war
January 5, 1842 - First Afghan War: Elphinstone's army is destroyed as it retreats from Kabul
August 1842 - First Opium War: After winning a string of victories, the British force the Chinese to sign the Treaty of Nanjing
January 28, 1846 - First Anglo-Sikh War: British forces defeat the Sikhs at the Battle of Aliwal
April 24, 1846 - Mexican-American War: Mexican forces rout a small US cavalry detachment in the "Thornton Affair"
May 3-9, 1846 - Mexican-American War: American forces hold out during the Siege of Fort Texas
May 8-9, 1846 - Mexican-American War: US forces under Brigadier General Zachary Taylor defeat the Mexicans at the Battle of Palo Alto and the Battle of Resaca de la Palma
February 22, 1847 - Mexican-American War: After capturing Monterrey, Taylor defeats Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista
March 9-September 12, 1847 - Mexican-American War: Landing at Vera Cruz, US forces led by General Winfield Scott conduct a brilliant campaign and capture Mexico City, effectively ending the war
April 18, 1847 - Mexican-American War: American troops win the Battle of Cerro Gordo
August 19-20, 1847 - Mexican-American War: The Mexicans are routed at the Battle of Contreras
August 20, 1847 - Mexican-American War: US forces triumph at the Battle of Churubusco
September 8, 1847 - Mexican American War: American forces win the Battle of Molino del Rey
Septebmer 13, 1847 - Mexican-American War: US troops capture Mexico City after the Battle of Chapultepec
