WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MARCH 1815
Find out what all happened January to March 1815

War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates. (15. January 1815)

Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba. (26. February 1815)

Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba. (1. March 1815)

Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands. (16. March 1815)

After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule. (20. March 1815)

War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state. (13. January 1815)

New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens. (6. February 1815)

Signing of the Kandyan Convention treaty by British invaders and the King of Sri Lanka. (2. March 1815)

War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans – Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British. (8. January 1815)

Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia. (3. January 1815)