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c. 1813
 
     
William Hedley's Puffing Billy, the first steam locomotive running on smooth rails, goes to work at Wylam colliery        
Wylam Dilly
Royal Museum of Scotland
1813
 
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Simon Bolívar publishes the Manisfesto de Cartagena, calling on the citizens of New Granada to unite and expel the Spaniards       
1813
 
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The king of Prussia, Frederick William III, changes sides and declares war on France      
1813
 
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American forces push north into Canada and enter York (the modern Toronto), burning the parliament buildings and archives      
1813
 
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The Turks recapture Belgrade and sell thousands of Serb women and children into slavery      
1813
 
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Wellington defeats Napoleon's brother Joseph at Vitoria, and captures his valuable baggage train       
c. 1813
 
     
Quaker philanthopist Elizabeth Fry, appalled by the condition of female prisoners in London's Newgate gaol, begins campaigning on their behalf        
1813
 
   
In a treaty with Russia and Prussia at Reichenbach, Austria agrees to declare war on France      
1813
 
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Bolívar defeats the Spanish forces in Venezuela and is welcomed in Caracas as the Liberator       
1813
 
    
The nickname Uncle Sam, supposedly based on the initials US, has its first recorded use in an issue of the Troy Post