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1814
 
   
Napoleon's first empress, Josephine, dies near Paris      
1814
 
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Napoleon goes into exile on the island of Elba, which he immediately treats as a miniature state in need of improvement       
Napoleon on Elba, 19th-century print
Mary Evans Picture Library

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1814
 
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The Spanish recapture Caracas, after which Bolívar moves southwest to advance on Bogotá, now held again by the Spanish       
1814
 
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Spanish forces at Rancagua defeat a Chilean army commanded by Bernardo O'Higgins, who escapes across the Andes into Argentina      
1814
 
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Bolívar recaptures Bogotá from the recently returned Spanish troops       
1814
 
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The crowned heads of Europe and their representatives gather in Vienna to tidy up the post-Napoleonic continent     
1814
 
   
Robert Peel, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces a police force soon known as the 'Peelers'      
1814
 
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The Jesuit Order is restored by Pius VII on his return to Rome       
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The Times, England's oldest daily newspaper, becomes the first to print on a steam press      
1814
 
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British forces enter Washington, burning the Capitol and the president's new house