18th and 19th Century

  • Period: to

    18 and 19 century

  • Was with Britain declared

    British strategy was to protect their own merchant shipping. USS constitution defeats HMS guerriere, which was a significant event during the war
  • Napoleon defeated at Waterloo

    An Imperial French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon was defeated by combined armies of the Seventh Coalition. After this defeat, those in power were determined that human nature would not be reborn and that things would be like they used to be in the past
  • Peterloo Massacre in Manchester

    Cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 that had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.