1813

Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s

Years: 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 - 1813 - 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818

Events

April 27 - War of 1812: United States troops raid, destroy, but do not hold the capital of Ontario, York (present day Toronto, Ontario).
May 27 - War of 1812: In Canada, United States forces capture Fort George[?].
June-Autumn - series of victories of the Duke of Wellington (and others) over Napoleon Bonaparte
July 5 - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser[?], Black Rock[?] and Plattsburgh, New York begin.
August 19 - Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's second triumvirate.
September - Robert Southey becomes Poet Laureate of Britain
December 29 - War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York
Russian troops reach and take Berlin without a fight after the French garrison evacuated the city.

Arts, Sciences, Literature and Philosophy

1813 in literature:
- French-American writer Jean de Crévecoeur, died of a heart ailment that was discovered when he was arrested in his native France as an American spy.

Births

January 19 - Sir Henry Bessemer, inventor
February 11 - Otto Ludwig[?], German novelist/playwright/critic.
March 9 - Giuseppe Verdi, italian opera composer
March 19 - David Livingstone, missionary and explorer (+ 1873)
March 27 - Nathaniel Currier[?], illustrator
May 22 - Richard Wagner, German composer
Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher

Deaths

Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan
November 12 - Jean de Crévecoeur, French-American writer

		1813
		Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century Decades: 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s Years: 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 - 1813 - 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 Events April 27 - War of 1812: United States troops raid, destroy, but do not hold the capital of Ontario, York (present day Toronto, Ontario). May 27 - War of 1812: In Canada, United States forces capture Fort George[?]. June-Autumn - series of victories of the Duke of Wellington (and others) over Napoleon Bonaparte July 5 - War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser[?], Black Rock[?] and Plattsburgh, New York begin. August 19 - Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's second triumvirate. September - Robert Southey becomes Poet Laureate of Britain December 29 - War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York Russian troops reach and take Berlin without a fight after the French garrison evacuated the city. Arts, Sciences, Literature and Philosophy 1813 in literature: French-American writer Jean de Crévecoeur, died of a heart ailment that was discovered when he was arrested in his native France as an American spy. Births January 19 - Sir Henry Bessemer, inventor February 11 - Otto Ludwig[?], German novelist/playwright/critic. March 9 - Giuseppe Verdi, italian opera composer March 19 - David Livingstone, missionary and explorer (+ 1873) March 27 - Nathaniel Currier[?], illustrator May 22 - Richard Wagner, German composer Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher Deaths Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan November 12 - Jean de Crévecoeur, French-American writer
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