Editing 1807 (section)

=== January–March ===
*[[January 7]] – The [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] issues an [[Orders in Council (1807)|Order in Council]] prohibiting British ships from trading with France or its allies.<ref>William S. Dudley, ed. ''The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History'' (Naval Historical Center, 1985) p34</ref>
*[[January 20]] – The [[Sierra Leone Company]], faced with [[bankruptcy]] because of the imminent [[Abolitionism in the United Kingdom|abolition of the slave trade in British colonies]], petitions the British government for purchase and transfer of its property to the Crown; Parliament approves the transfer on July 29, and it takes effect on January 1, 1808.<ref>Stephen Tomkins, ''The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce's Circle Transformed Britain'' (Lion Books, 2012) p200</ref>
*[[February 3]] – [[Napoleonic Wars]] and [[Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)|Anglo-Spanish War]]: [[Battle of Montevideo (1807)|Battle of Montevideo]] – The British Army captures [[Montevideo]] from the [[Spanish Empire]], as part of the [[British invasions of the Río de la Plata]].
*[[February 7]] – [[Napoleon]] leads the forces of the [[First French Empire|French Empire]] in an invasion of the [[Russian Empire]], and begins fighting at the [[Battle of Eylau]] against Russian and [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] forces.<ref>William Hodgson, ''The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Once Emperor of the French, who Died in Exile, at St. Helena, After a Captivity of Six Years' Duration'' (Orlando Hodgson, 1841) p384</ref>
*[[February 8]] – [[Battle of Eylau]]: [[Napoleon]] fights a hard but inconclusive battle against the Russians under [[Levin August, Count von Bennigsen|Bennigsen]].
*[[February 10]] – The Survey of the Coast (renamed the United States Coast Survey in 1836 and the [[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]] in 1878) is established; work begins on August 3, 1816.
*[[February 17]] – [[Henri Christophe|Henry Christopher]] is elected first President of the [[State of Haiti]], ruling the northern part of the country.
*[[February 19]] – [[Burr conspiracy]]: In [[Alabama]], former Vice President of the United States [[Aaron Burr]] is tried for conspiracy, but acquitted.
*[[February 23]] – The [[Slave Trade Act 1807|Slave Trade Act]] is passed in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] by an overwhelming majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brycchancarey.com/abolition/wilberforce.htm|title=William Wilberforce (1759–1833)|access-date=2021-01-18}}</ref>
*[[March 2]] – The [[United States Congress]] passes the [[Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves]] "into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States ... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country" (to take effect January 1, 1808).
*[[March 25]]
** The United Kingdom [[Slave Trade Act 1807|Slave Trade Act]] becomes law abolishing the [[History of slavery|slave trade]] in most of the [[British Empire]]<ref name="BBC Slave">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/|title=Abolition of the Slave Trade 1807|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=2007-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011120129/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/|archive-date=2007-10-11}}</ref> with effect from 1 May (slavery itself is abolished in British colonies in 1833).
** The [[Swansea and Mumbles Railway]] in South Wales, at this time known as the [[Oystermouth Railway]], becomes the first passenger-carrying railway in the world.
*[[March 29]] – [[Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers|H. W. Olbers]] discovers the [[asteroid]] [[4 Vesta|Vesta]].