WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO APRIL 1812
Find out what all happened March to April 1812

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

An earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela. (26. March 1812)

The Cádiz Cortes promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812. (19. March 1812)

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

A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection. (26. March 1812)

Hugh McGary Jr. establishes what is now Evansville, Indiana on a bend in the Ohio River. (27. March 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)

Battle of Badajoz (March 16 – April 6) – British and Portuguese forces besieged and defeated French garrison during Peninsular War. (16. March 1812)

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