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| 1812 |
| | Damage to US trade by British orders in council prompts war (the War of 1812) between the two nations | |
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| 1812 |
| | The Spanish authorities recover control of Venezuela, ending the region's first brief spell of independence | |
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| 1812 |
| | The Spanish Cortes in Cadiz produces a strikingly liberal new constitution for Spain | |
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| 1812 |
| | The British capture Detroit in an early engagement of the War of 1812 | |
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| 1812 |
| | The US frigate Constitution, affectionately known as 'Old Ironsides', wins successes against British warships in the Atlantic | |
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| 1812 |
| | The Russian army under Marshal Kutuzov confronts the advancing French at Borodino, and though defeated makes a successful withdrawal | |
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| 1812 |
| | After victory at Borodino, Napoleon enters Moscow to find the city abandoned and burning | |
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| 1812 |
| | The first two cantos are published of Byron's largely autobiographical poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, bringing him immediate fame | |
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| 1812 |
| | Napoleon begins the retreat from Moscow, in arctic conditions and harried by guerrilla attacks | |
| | Napoleon on the retreat from Moscow, after painting by Delort Mary Evans Picture Library
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| 1812 |
| | Napoleon arrives back in Paris ahead of the remains of his army, after losing half a million men in the Russian campaign | |
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