WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO AUGUST 1809
Find out what all happened May to August 1809

The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown during the La Paz revolution and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo. (16. July 1809)

Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread. (5. May 1809)

Chuquisaca Revolution: a group of patriots in Chuquisaca (modern day Sucre) revolt against the Spanish Empire, starting the South American Wars of Independence. (25. May 1809)

The Battle of Wagram is fought. (5. July 1809)

Sweden promulgates a new Constitution, which restores political power to the Riksdag of the Estates after 20 years of enlightened absolutism. At the same time, Charles XIII is elected to succeed Gustav IV Adolf as King of Sweden. (6. June 1809)

The Swiss canton of Aargau denies citizenship to Jews. (5. May 1809)

The second day of the Battle of Wagram; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars. (6. July 1809)

On the second and last day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling (near Vienna, Austria), Napoleon I is repelled by an enemy army for the first time. (22. May 1809)

The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held. (21. May 1809)

Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810. (10. August 1809)

Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera – Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte. (28. July 1809)