1806

Year 1806 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

January - March

 * - becomes a.
 * - in  surrender to the.
 * - The occupy the.
 * - victory off  - see:.
 * - After traveling through the and reaching the, s  and their "" begin their journey home.
 * - Construction authorized of the, becoming the first federal highway.

April - June

 * - Marriage of, adopted daughter of , to.
 * - kills a man in a  after the man had accused Jackson's wife of.
 * - is appointed as  by his brother.

July - September

 * - between  and  in.
 * - : the first instance of a mutiny by the s against the.
 * - : Near,   leads an  expedition from  to explore the west.
 * -, the last , abdicates, thus ending the.
 * - declares war on, and is joined by  and other minor.
 * - The reaches, ending a successful exploration of the  and the.

October - December

 * - -  defeats the  army of  at  while  defeats the main  army under the, who is killed.
 * - Emperor Jacques I of Haiti (Jean-Jacques Dessalines) is assassinated at the Pont-Rouge.
 * - forces enter.
 * - declares a  against the.
 * - : During his second exploratory expedition,  sees a distant mountain peak while near the  foothills of the  (it was later named  in his honor).
 * - The last major field force, under, surrenders to the  near . The  has by this time fled to.
 * - captures.
 * - 1806 Battles of and . :  forces under  narrowly escape from a direct confrontation with, who goes into winter quarters; :  forces under  fight a successful rearguard action against  forces under.
 * publishes his first.
 * , removes the from the  in.

Ongoing events

 * (-) - Fourth Coalition.

Births

 * -, Spanish composer (d. )
 * -, Polish messianic philosopher (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Mexican statesman and folk hero (d. )
 * -, Russian literary critic and philosopher (d. )
 * -, German scholar (d. )
 * -, British engineer (d. )
 * -, British philosopher (d. )
 * -, German-born architect (d. )
 * -, French guitarist and composer (d. )
 * -, Aboriginal Guardian (d. )
 * -, American religious leader (d. )
 * -, German geologist (d. )


 * See also .

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Scottish-born American military and political leader (b. )
 * - English composer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French admiral (stabbed) (b. )
 * -, British field marshal (b. )
 * -, French naturalist (b. )
 * -, English painter (b. )
 * -, American signer of the
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, Signer of the , (b. )
 * -, American astronomer and surveyor (b. )
 * -, German prince (b. )
 * -, Secretary of State under
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, American merchant (b. )
 * date unknown -, Scottish explorer (b. )


 * See also .