1813 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1813?
- February 3, 1813 – José de San Martín defeats a Spanish royalist army at the Battle of San Lorenzo, part of the Argentine War of Independence.
- February 20, 1813 – Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta.
- April 27, 1813 – War of 1812: United States troops capture the capital of Upper Canada in the Battle of York (present day Toronto, Canada).
- May 11, 1813 – In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth lead an expedition westwards from Sydney. Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century.
- May 20, 1813 – Napoleon Bonaparte leads his French troops into the Battle of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany, against the combined armies of Russia and Prussia. The battle ends the next day with a French victory.
- June 1, 1813 – James Lawrence, the mortally-wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, gives his final order: “Don't give up the ship!”
- June 6, 1813 – War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek – A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force two times its size under William Winder and John Chandler.
- June 22, 1813 – War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
- June 24, 1813 – Battle of Beaver Dams: a British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.
- July 5, 1813 – War of 1812: three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin.
- August 10, 1813 – Instituto Nacional, is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera. It is Chile’s oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit, which means “Work conquers all things”.
- August 19, 1813 – Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina’s Second Triumvirate.
- August 23, 1813 – At the Battle of Grossbeeren, the Prussians under Von Bülow repulse the French army.
- August 30, 1813 – Creek War – Fort Mims massacre: Creek “Red Sticks” kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort Mims, north of Mobile, Alabama.
- September 10, 1813 – The United States defeats the British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
- September 30, 1813 – Battle of Bárbula: Simón Bolívar defeats Santiago Bobadilla.
- October 8, 1813 – The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bayern and Austria.
- October 26, 1813 – War of 1812: Canadians and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of Chateauguay.
- November 11, 1813 – War of 1812: Battle of Crysler’s Farm – British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign.
- December 29, 1813 – British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York during the War of 1812.
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