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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.
The history of the present Heilige Lodewijkkerk is tightly linked to the nearby explosion of a ship with gun powder in 1807. The explosion destroyed a large part of the city center including a catholic church at the Nieuwe Rijn. The St. James Chapel that was used to test textile was heavily damaged, but the tower was still intact.
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 ...
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The Battle of Friedland (French: Bataille de Friedland, 14 juin 1807) is an 1835 history painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. [1] It depicts the Battle of Friedland fought on 14 June 1807 in East Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was a decisive victory for French forces over their Russian enemies.
Archaeologists used radiocarbon dating to date one mass grave to between the late 1400s and early 1600s, and found shards of pottery and coins dating from the later end of that range at the site.
The war was fought for supremacy in the German lands (aside from Switzerland). It ended with a victory for Prussia (and its allies) over Austria (and its allies) and the dissolution of the German Confederation. Prussia thereby assumed political supremacy over Austria amongst the German nations and founded the North German Confederation.
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 army of Napoleon marched on Friedland, but remained dispersed on its ...