1813 in The United Kingdom - Events

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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