What happened in 1813

12 entries recorded for 1813, listed by date. That was 213 years ago.

1813 at a glance

February 3
Argentine War of Independence
Historical event
Argentine War of Independence: José de San Martín and the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment defeated Spanish royalist forces in the Battle of San Lorenzo (depicted).
February 7
Napoleonic Wars
Historical event
Napoleonic Wars: Two evenly matched frigates, the French Aréthuse and the British Amelia, battled to a stalemate (pictured) at the Îles de Los off the Guinean coast.

May 11
William Lawson (explorer)
Historical event
William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth departed westward from Sydney on an expedition to become the first confirmed Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains.

June 1
War of 1812
Historical event
War of 1812: Mortally wounded, U.S. Navy captain James Lawrence ordered his crew "Don't give up the ship!" as USS Chesapeake was captured by HMS Shannon off the coast of Boston.
June 6
War of 1812
Historical event
War of 1812: The British ambushed an American encampment near present-day Stoney Creek, Ontario, capturing two senior officers.
June 22
War of 1812
Historical event
War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Canada, to warn British lieutenant James FitzGibbon (depicted).

September 4
Andrew Jackson
Historical event
Future US President Andrew Jackson was shot and severely injured in a tavern brawl with future US Senator Thomas Hart Benton.

October 9
Napoleonic Wars
Historical event
Late in the Napoleonic Wars, Empress Marie Louise (pictured) issued decrees conscripting tens of thousands of French teenagers, who became known as Marie-Louises.
October 16
War of the Sixth Coalition
Historical event
The Sixth Coalition attacked French forces led by Napoleon in the Battle of Leipzig, the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, with over 500,000 troops involved.
October 26
War of 1812
Historical event
War of 1812: British forces and Mohawk allies under Charles de Salaberry repulsed an American attempt to invade Canada.

November 11
War of 1812
Historical event
War of 1812: British–Canadian forces repelled an American attack at the Battle of Crysler's Farm, forcing the United States to give up their attempt to capture Montreal.

December 30
War of 1812
Historical event
War of 1812: British forces captured Buffalo, New York, and burned down nearly all its buildings.

This site records 12 entries for 1813, including Argentine War of Independence on February 3. They are listed below by date.

213 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1813 turns 213 this year.

1813 falls in the 19th century, in the 1810s.

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