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Napoleonic Wars Timeline - Year
1809
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Napoleonic Wars in a
nutshell.
January 16, 1809
Battle of La
Corunna. This battle is part of the
Peninsular War.
February 12, 1809
Abraham Lincoln is born in
Kentucky, and
Charles Darwin is born
at Shrewsbury, England.
April 9, 1809
Alliance between Austria and
Britain.
The Austrian War
begins.
May 10, 1809
The French show up in front of
the gates of Vienna. The
Austrian
War begins. It will end on October 14, 1809.
May 11, 1809
For six long hours, the French
bombard Vienna.
May 13, 1809
Vienna surrenders to the
French.
May 21 - 22, 1809
Battle of Aspern-Essling.
Austrian victory over the French.
This battle is part of the
Austrian
War.
July 5-6, 1809
Battle of Wagram
(French victory)
This battle is part of the
Austrian
War.
July 10, 1809
Austria sues for peace, which
will be confirmed by the Treaty of Schonbrunn on October 14, 1809.
July 12, 1809
Armistice between Austria and
France, concluded today at Znaim. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich)
stays French.
July 27, 1809
The
Battle of
Talavera begins. It will end tomorrow, on July 28, 1809.
The Battle of Talavera is part of the
Peninsular War.
July 28, 1809
The Battle of
Talavera ends. It had begun yesterday, July 27, 1809. The
Battle of Talavera was part of the
Peninsular War.
October 14, 1809
Treaty
of Schönbrunn. The
Austrian
War is over. French victory.
This war had begun on May 10, 1809.
Part of the French force
will stay put until December 20, 1809.
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