1810s
Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815). The North American War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The war lasted until the beginning of 1815.The Luddites (1811 - 1816) in Britain were machine-wreckers, protesting against machines perceived as taking their jobs. The Spanish colony of New Granada declares independence as the Republic of Gran Colombia under President Simón Bolívar (1819 - 1828).Charles Dickens. The Congress of Vienna reshapes the map of Europe after the defeat of Napoleon and introduces a policy of reaction and restoration throughout Europe(1814-1815)
World leaders Emperor Francis II (Austria) Chancellor Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (Austria) Emperor Napoleon I (France) King Louis XVIII (France) Pope Pius VII Emperor Alexander I (Russia) King George III (United Kingdom) President James Madison (United States) President James Monroe (United States)
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