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14 hours ago · 1805–1812: The Russian Empire during the Napoleonic era: Conquest: 1937: 1806–1816: The love story between Marie Walewska and Napoleon I Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 1951: 1807: The Napoleonic Wars: The Pride and the Passion: 1957: 1807–1814: The Napoleonic Wars, the Peninsular War in Spain Lady Caroline Lamb: 1972: 1810–1828
14 hours ago · During the War of 1812, in which U.S. forces battled the British Empire and its Indian allies, Taylor defended Fort Harrison in Indiana Territory from an Indian attack commanded by Tecumseh. The September 1812 battle was the American forces' first land victory of the war, for which Taylor received wide praise, as well as a brevet (temporary) promotion to the rank of major.
14 hours ago · Schleswig-Holstein (pronounced [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ⓘ; Danish: Slesvig-Holsten [ˌsle̝ːsvi ˈhʌlˌste̝ˀn]; Low German: Sleswig-Holsteen; North Frisian: Slaswik-Holstiinj; English: Sleswick-Holsatia) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig.
14 hours ago · First siege of Puerto Cabello (1812) – Spanish American wars of independence; The Siege of Burgos (1812) by François Joseph Heim. Siege of Riga (1812) – French invasion of Russia; Siege of Fort Mackinac (1812) – War of 1812; Siege of Detroit (1812) – War of 1812; Siege of Fort Harrison (1812) – War of 1812; Siege of Fort Wayne (1812 ...
14 hours ago · Evansville is a city in and the county seat of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 census, it is Indiana's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the most populous city in Southern Indiana, and the 249th-most populous city in the United States.
14 hours ago · Following the War of 1812, and the concurrent Red Stick War, the U.S. government persuaded several groups of Cherokee to a voluntary removal to the Arkansas Territory. These were the " Old Settlers ", the first of the Cherokee to make their way to what would eventually become Indian Territory (modern day Oklahoma ).
14 hours ago · After the war with Britain in 1812, there was an increasing desire to produce a uniquely American literature and culture. Literary figures who took up the cause included Washington Irving, William Cullen Bryant, and James Fenimore Cooper.
