Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1808. 1808 (MDCCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on... 19 KB (2,290 words) - 01:25, 10 April 2024 |
Peninsular War (redirect from Spanish revolutionary war, 1808–1814) occupied Portugal in 1807 by transiting through Spain, and it escalated in 1808 after Napoleonic France occupied Spain, which had been its ally. Napoleon... 127 KB (14,530 words) - 11:09, 26 April 2024 |
The Second of May 1808, by Goya, also known as The Charge of the Mamelukes (Spanish: El 2 de mayo de 1808 en Madrid, La lucha con los mamelucos or La... 5 KB (557 words) - 11:04, 22 April 2024 |
1808: The Flight of the Emperor, subtitled How a Weak Prince, a Mad Queen, and the British Navy Tricked Napoleon and Changed the New World (Portuguese:... 3 KB (177 words) - 15:41, 30 October 2023 |
Jefferson Davis (redirect from Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889) Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from... 130 KB (14,812 words) - 23:58, 22 April 2024 |
Finnish War (redirect from Russo-Swedish War of 1808-1809) fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war... 40 KB (5,249 words) - 13:51, 3 April 2024 |
The 1808–09 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with the 1808 presidential election. As these U.S... 43 KB (1,383 words) - 01:45, 27 November 2023 |
Dos de Mayo Uprising (redirect from The May 2nd Uprising in Madrid (1808)) de Mayo or Second of May Uprising took place in Madrid, Spain, on 2–3 May 1808. The rebellion, mainly by civilians, with some isolated military action by... 15 KB (1,319 words) - 14:50, 28 March 2024 |
of Spain (1808–1874) Contemporary history of Spain Enlightenment in Spain Spanish American Enlightenment John Lynch, Bourbon Spain, 1700–1808. Oxford:... 44 KB (5,549 words) - 16:13, 25 April 2024 |
Spain under Joseph Bonaparte (redirect from Kingdom of Spain (1808–1813)) Spain was the part of Spain loyal to Joseph I during the Peninsular War (1808–1813), forming a Bonapartist client state officially known as the Kingdom... 23 KB (2,317 words) - 05:07, 25 April 2024 |
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (born 1743) (redirect from Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743-1808)) (German: Maria Elisabeth Josefa Johanna Antonia; 13 August 1743 – 22 September 1808) was an archduchess of Austria and princess of Tuscany, Bohemia, and Hungary... 16 KB (1,464 words) - 01:02, 8 March 2024 |
Mexican War of Independence (redirect from 1808 Mexican political crisis) through the end of the conflict. Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Spain in 1808 touched off a crisis of legitimacy of crown rule, since he had placed his... 82 KB (10,376 words) - 00:18, 10 April 2024 |
Napoleonic Wars (section Peninsular War, 1808–1814) the reigning Spanish royal family and declare his brother King of Spain in 1808 as José I. The Spanish and Portuguese thus revolted, with British support... 189 KB (20,964 words) - 18:57, 27 April 2024 |
Solomon Northup (redirect from Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?) Solomon Northup (born July 10, c. 1807–1808; died c. 1864) was an American abolitionist and the primary author of the memoir Twelve Years a Slave. A free-born... 62 KB (7,308 words) - 03:39, 14 April 2024 |
Dulwich College (redirect from Dulwich College Estate Act 1808) of common land within the manor, the college was granted the power by the 1808 Dulwich College Building Act to extend the period over which leases ran,... 59 KB (7,502 words) - 10:26, 16 April 2024 |
John Taylor (Mormon) (redirect from John Taylor (1808-1887)) John Taylor (1 November 1808 – 25 July 1887) was an English-born religious leader who served as the third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day... 33 KB (3,491 words) - 20:05, 3 April 2024 |
John Dickinson (redirect from John Dickinson (1732-1808)) John Dickinson (November 13, [O.S. November 2] 1732 – February 14, 1808), a Founding Father of the United States, was an attorney and politician from Philadelphia... 56 KB (5,591 words) - 07:05, 27 April 2024 |
Shahu II of Satara (category 1808 deaths) Shahu Bhonsle II (1763 – 3 May 1808 CE) was the 7th Chhatrapati of the Maratha Confederacy. A member of the Bhonsle clan, he was succeeded by his son Pratap... 3 KB (95 words) - 01:39, 14 March 2024 |
Francisco Goya (section Peninsular War (1808–1814)) years after his death) and his 1814 paintings The Second of May 1808 and The Third of May 1808. Other works from his mid-period include the Caprichos and Los... 50 KB (5,875 words) - 02:02, 28 April 2024 |
John Carter (Mayor of Portsmouth) (redirect from Sir John Carter (1741-1808)) Sir John Carter (before December 20, 1741 – May 18, 1808), a Unitarian merchant, was on nine occasions Mayor of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, the chief... 2 KB (234 words) - 07:41, 15 April 2024 |
Eliza was an American brig wrecked at Fiji in 1808. Eliza had been constructed and registered at Providence, Rhode Island, United States. She carried a... 4 KB (329 words) - 08:12, 31 December 2023 |
The Dano–Swedish War of 1808–1809 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden due to Denmark–Norway's alliance with France and Sweden's alliance with the... 56 KB (7,011 words) - 13:57, 25 April 2024 |
HMS Java (1811) (redirect from French frigate Renommée (1808)) Nantes Ship ordered=26 March 1805 Laid down October 1805 Launched 20 August 1808 Captured 20 May 1811 United Kingdom Name HMS Java Acquired 20 May 1811 In... 15 KB (1,602 words) - 12:46, 4 February 2024 |
First siege of Zaragoza (redirect from Siege of Saragossa (1808)) Peninsular war: Spanish uprising 1808 200km 125miles Santander 12 Bailén 11 Rioseco 10 Valencia 9 Girona 8 Zaragoza 7 Cabezón 6 Cadiz 5 Alcolea 4 Valdepeñas... 17 KB (1,765 words) - 03:47, 7 March 2024 |
French frigate Vénus (1806) (redirect from French frigate Venus (1808)) British service as HMS Nereide. She was broken up in 1816. On 10 November 1808, she departed Cherbourg, bound for Île de France, where she served as Rear-Adm... 3 KB (261 words) - 16:39, 30 January 2024 |