Also Within this year in history
In this year, a new armed conflict erupted between England and America—named, simply, the War of 1812. In Europe, French emperor Napoleon invaded Russia, along with the largest army ever assembled, some 600,000 men. In England, a group known as the Luddites attacked textile mills to destroy newfangled industrial machinery, adding a new word to the language for anyone who opposes technological progress. And in a landmark for folklore, German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their first volume of fairy tales.
(Original Caption) War Of 1812: Victory of the U. S. Frigate United States under the command of Decator over the British Frigate, Macedonian.
Color illustration of victorious Captain Isaac Hull and the defeat of HMS Guerriere by the USS Constitution, War of 1812, USA, August 19th 1812. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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