1812

This article is about the year 1812. For the overture by, see ;


 * For the  crash, see: .

Year 1812  () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

January - March

 * - the, the n enters into force in the.
 * - establishes a fur trading colony at.
 * - The last strikes, with an estimated  of over 8.
 * -   invents.
 * - authorised the usage of Mesures usuelles, the basis of the.
 * -  gives his first address as a member of the, in defense of  violence against  in his home county of.
 * - The, in exile, create the first modern.
 * - attack  processing factory of  in.
 * - An destroys,.

April - June

 * -  enacted a ninety-day  on trade with the.
 * - is admitted as the 18th.
 * - assassinates    in the lobby of the.
 * - : Mine explosion at  near,  - 96 dead.
 * - Russian Field Marshal signs the, ending the  and making  a part of.
 * - :   asks the  to declare war on the.
 * - Following 's admittance as a, the territory by that name was renamed to.
 * - The begins between the  and the.
 * - 's crosses the  and invades  (see ).

July - September

 * - invade  at.
 * - : -  defeats  but sustains a mortal wound.
 * - : -  forces led by  defeat  troops near  in.
 * - : 's force ambushes 's 200  at, causing them to flee and retreat.
 * - : The combined English and Portuguese army under the command of enters  following the.
 * - :   surrenders  without a fight to the.
 * - : ' defeats the frigate ' off the coast of . The  shot is said to have bounced off the  's sides, earning her the nickname "".
 * - : - the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic wars comes to a draw.
 * - 's troops enter deliberately set  by Muscovites on orders of.

October - December

 * - The of the,  was permanently moved from  to.
 * - : In a naval engagement on, forces capture two  ships; ' and '.
 * - : - As part of the  in,  forces under   are repulsed from invading  by  and native troops led by Sir  (although he dies during the battle).
 * - - - Russia
 * - begins his retreat from.
 * - -  - an inconclusive encounter between the  vanguard and a n force leads  to decide to retreat along the same line as his advance, with disastrous results.
 * - defeats  in the.
 * - : - Napoleon's retreating army is defeated.
 * : A in the United Kingdom sees victory for the  Party under.

Undated

 * founded at the,.
 * The Old Oscar Pepper Distillery (now the ), the oldest , is established along  in.
 * of moved from  to.
 * Thomas Lincoln, Jr., the younger brother of, dies in.

Ongoing events

 * (1812-)
 * (1812-)

January - June

 * -, French poet and critic (d. )
 * -, Scottish-Canadian scientist and politician (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, Vice President of Confederate States of America (d. )
 * -, American jeweler (d. )
 * -, English-born architect (d. )
 * -  American watch manufacturer (d. )
 * -, American anarchist and abolitionist (d. )
 * -, Swiss-born orientalist (d. )
 * , German composer (d. )
 * , American politician (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, New York City Mayor (d. )
 * -, New York City Mayor (d. )

July - December

 * -, French wine grower (d. )
 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * -, German jurist (d. )
 * , Indian traveler (d. )


 * See also .

January - June

 * -, British general (mortally wounded in battle) (b. )
 * -, Irish scholar (b. )
 * -, (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, American diarist and midwife

July - December

 * -, German banker (b. )
 * -, British general (killed in battle) (b. )
 * -, Shoshone guide
 * -, American artist and poet (b. )


 * See also .