1807. Dantzic surrendered to the French after a siege of 51 days. Its garrison at first consisted of 16,000; 4000 deserted; only 9000 were taken; 800 cannon and immense stores fell into the hands of the French.
1809. Battle of Essling, in Austria. It began by a furious attack upon the village of Asperne, which was taken and retaken several times. Essling sustained three attacks also. Night interrupted the action; the Austrians exulting in their partial success, Napoleon surprised that he should not have been wholly successful. On either side the carnage had been terrible, and the pathways of the village were literally choked with the dead.
1813. British attacked Sacketts Harbor.
1813. Battle of Bautzen, which had continued two days; the Prussians were driven from their position, and Napoleon advanced to Breslaw, leaving 12,000 Frenchmen in the searching claws of their executors—the crows.
1826. George Reichenbach, a distinguished mechanical artist, died at Munich, where he had a noted manufactory of astronomical instruments, unsurpassed in the world.
1830. Leopold of Saxe Coburg declined the throne of Greece, except on terms which the allied sovereigns would not accede to.
1832. George W. Rogers, an American commodore, died on board ship Warren, off Buenos Ayres.
1849. Maria Edgworth, the popular and distinguished authoress, died at her residence in Edgworthstown, Ireland.
1855. The ship canal round the falls of St. Mary's river, Michigan, was completed and accepted.
1855. The allied fleet of the French and English entered the Russian port of Petropaulowski, and found it deserted.