Events
- 24 January - The Philharmonic Society of London is formed, holding its first concert on 8 March.
- 1 June - War of 1812: HMS Shannon captures the USS Chesapeake.
- 6 June - War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek - A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeat an American force three times its size under William Winder and John Chandler.
- 21 June - Peninsular War: Battle of Vitoria - A British, Spanish, and Portuguese force of 78,000 with 96 guns under Wellington defeats a French force of 58,000 with 153 guns under Joseph Bonaparte to end the Peninsular War.
- 1 July - Indian trade monopoly of the British East India Company abolished.
- 5 July - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin.
- 21 July - Doctrine of the Trinity Act provides toleration for Unitarian worship.
- September - Robert Southey becomes Poet Laureate.
- 10 September - War of 1812: Oliver Hazard Perry defeats a British fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie.
- 5 October - War of 1812: William Henry Harrison defeats the British at the Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada; native leader Tecumseh is killed in battle.
- 7 October - Peninsular War: British troops enter France.
- 13 October - Cape of Good Hope becomes a British colony.
- 21 October - Nelson Monument, Liverpool unveiled.
- 27 December–3 January 1814 - A thick fog blankets London causing the Prince Regent to turn back from a trip to Hatfield House and the Birmingham mail coach to take 7 hours to reach Uxbridge.
- 29 December - War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.
- 31 December - The foreign secretary, Lord Castlereagh, is sent to Germany with full powers to give assistance to the allies.
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