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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.
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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 ...
Charge of the French Cuirassiers at Friedland on 14 June 1807. 1807, Friedland by Ernest Meissonier, c. 1875. The course of the previous operations meant that both armies still had large detachments out towards Königsberg. The emperor spent the afternoon in forming up the newly arrived masses, the deployment being covered by an artillery ...
Leiden (/ ˈ l aɪ d ən / LY-dən; [6] Dutch: [ˈlɛidə(n)] ⓘ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.The municipality of Leiden has a population of 127,046 (31 January 2023), [7] but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 215,602 ...
Summary Description Map of the Battle of Friedland - Situation about 1800, 14 June 1807.jpg English: Map of the Battle of Friedland - Situation about 1800, 14 June 1807.
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 ...
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 ...