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The Leiden gunpowder disaster was an event in which a ship carrying hundreds of barrels of black powder exploded in the town of Leiden in the Netherlands on 12 January 1807. The disaster killed 151 people and destroyed over 200 buildings in the town.
In 1807, East Frisia and Jever were added to the kingdom. In 1809, after the Walcheren Campaign, Holland had to surrender all territories south of the River Rhine to France. Also in 1809, Dutch forces fighting on the French side participated in defeating the anti-Bonapartist German rebellion led by Ferdinand von Schill, at the Battle of Stralsund.
Louis Frederick II (13 April 1793 – 28 April 1807) [8] Friedrich Günther (28 April 1807 – 28 June 1867) [9] Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Günther Friedrich Karl I (14 October 1794 – 19 August 1835) Principality of Lippe. Leopold II (5 November 1802 – 1 January 1851) [10] Principality of Reuss-Greiz. Heinrich XIII (28 June 1800 – 29 ...
The Treaty of Tilsit in 1807 resulted in the Anglo–Russian War (1807–1812). Emperor Alexander I declared war on Britain after the British attack on Denmark in September 1807. British men-of-war supported the Swedish fleet during the Finnish War and won victories over the Russians in the Gulf of Finland in July 1808 and August 1809. The ...
Pages in category "Conflicts in 1807" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. ... Anglo-Turkish War (1807–1809) Battle of Arpachai; Ashanti ...
1574 - 3 October: Siege of Leiden ends. [5] 1575 Leiden University founded. [6] Leiden University Library founded. 1577 - Flemish textile manufacturers move to Leiden. [7] 1578 - Gemeenlandshuis van Rijnland (water management building) purchased. [1] 1580s - "Immigration of Flemings, Walloons, and Brabanters" to Leiden. [7] 1580 - Printer ...
Battle of Friedland - 14 June 1807 Situation shortly after 1700 Situation about 1800 Situation about 1900 Bennigsen's main body began to occupy the town on the night of 13 June, after Russian forces under General Golitsyn had driven off the French cavalry outposts.
The Meeting of Napoleon I and Tsar Alexander I at Tilsit, by Adolphe Roehn (1808). The Treaties of Tilsit (French: Traités de Tilsit), also collectively known as the Peace of Tilsit (German: Friede von Tilsit; Russian: Тильзитский мир, romanized: Tilzitski mir), were two peace treaties signed by French Emperor Napoleon in the town of Tilsit in July 1807 in the aftermath of his ...