WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 1812
Find out what all happened February to November 1812

Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée enters Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city. (14. September 1812)

The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire. (18. September 1812)

War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire. (4. September 1812)

War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights – As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada by British and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock. (13. October 1812)

War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. (13. September 1812)

The Treaties of Orebro ends both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars. (18. July 1812)

Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time. (27. February 1812)

War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army. (16. August 1812)

British forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of Badajoz. This would be the turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon-led France. (6. April 1812)

U.S. President James Madison enacts a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom. (4. April 1812)

French invasion of Russia : The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, was fought near Moscow and resulted in a French victory. (7. September 1812)

Napoleon I of France retreats from Moscow. (19. October 1812)

Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma. (3. November 1812)

The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana. (30. April 1812)

War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia. (9. October 1812)

The Fire of Moscow begins shortly after midnight and destroys three quarters of the city days later. (16. September 1812)

War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Wayne begins when Chief Winamac's forces attack two soldiers returning from the fort's outhouses. (5. September 1812)

Claude François de Malet, a French general, begins a conspiracy to overthrow Napoleon Bonaparte, claiming that the Emperor died in Russia and that he is now the commandant of Paris. (23. October 1812)

War of 1812: The Battle of Fort Dearborn is fought between United States troops and Potawatomi at what is now Chicago, Illinois. (15. August 1812)

Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz. (24. August 1812)

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