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1811
Events
January–March
January 8
– An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by
Charles Deslondes
in St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana.
January 22
– The
Casas Revolt
begins in
San Antonio
,
Texas
.
February 5
–
British Regency
:
George, Prince of Wales
becomes
Prince Regent
because of the perceived insanity of his father, King
George III of the United Kingdom
.
March 1
–
Citadel Massacre
in
Cairo
:
Egyptian
ruler
Muhammad Ali
kills the last
Mamluk
leaders.
March 5
–
Peninsular War
:
Battle of Barrosa
, an unsuccessful French attack on a larger Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish force attempting to lift the
Siege of Cádiz
in Spain.
March 13
–
Battle of Lissa
: The British fleet defeats the French.
March 22
– The
Commissioners' Plan
for Manhattan is presented.
March 25
–
Great Comet
discovered by
Honoré Flaugergues
.
March 27
–
Battle of Anholt
: The British Navy defeats Denmark.
March 28
–
Henri Christophe
is proclaimed King Henri I, turning the northern
State of Haiti
into the
Kingdom of Haiti
.
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