Editing 1809 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 9]] &ndash; [[Tyrol (state)|Tirol]]eans [[Tyrolean Rebellion|rise]], under the command of [[Andreas Hofer]], against French and [[Bavaria]]n occupation.
* [[April 10]] &ndash; [[Napoleonic Wars]] &ndash; The [[War of the Fifth Coalition]] begins when forces of the [[Austrian Empire]] invade [[Bavaria]].
* [[April 11]]&ndash;[[April 15|15]] &ndash; [[Napoleonic Wars]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Basque Roads]]: The British [[Royal Navy]] defeats the French fleet in the mouth of the [[Charente (river)|Charente]], although officers on both sides face subsequent [[courts-martial]].
* [[April 18]] &ndash; The [[2,000 Guineas Stakes]] horse race is first run in England.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=243–244|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* [[April 19]] &ndash; War of the Fifth Coalition:
** [[Battle of Raszyn (1809)|Battle of Raszyn]]: The armies of the [[Austrian Empire]] are defeated by the [[Duchy of Warsaw]].
** [[Battle of Teugen-Hausen]]: The armies of the Austrian Empire are defeated by the French and their Bavarian allies.
* [[April 20]] &ndash; [[Battle of Abensberg]], [[Bavaria]]: [[Napoleon]] defeats Austria.
* [[April 21]] &ndash; [[Battle of Landshut (1809)|Battle of Landshut]]: [[Napoleon]] defeats Austria, in yet another battle.
* [[April 22]] &ndash; [[Battle of Eckmühl]]: French troops under Napoleon I and Marshal [[Louis-Nicolas Davout|Davout]] defeat the Austrians, under [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen|Archduke Charles]].
* [[April 23]] &ndash; [[Battle of Ratisbon]]: [[Napoleon I]] fights his last battle during the Bavarian phase of the [[War of the Fifth Coalition]]
* [[May 3]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Nimla (1809)|Battle of Nimla]] occurs, which allows [[Mahmud Shah Durrani]] to seize the [[Durrani Empire|Durrani throne]] from his brother, [[Shah Shuja Durrani]].
** [[Battle of Ebelsberg]]: [[André Masséna]] defeats Austrian General [[Johann von Hiller]], forcing him to retreat. 
* [[May 5]]
** [[Mary Kies]] is the first American woman to be awarded a [[patent]] (for a technique of weaving [[straw hat]]s with [[silk]] and [[yarn|thread]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkeis.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710071938/http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blkeis.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2012|title=Mary Kies - Patenting Pioneer|access-date=2007-05-14|work=About.com}}</ref>
** The [[Swiss canton]] of [[Aargau]] declares Jews citizens.
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden|Gustav IV Adolf]] is officially deposed from the Swedish throne, by the [[Riksdag of the Estates]].
* [[May 10]]&ndash;[[May 11|11]] &ndash; [[Peninsular War]] &ndash; [[Battle of Grijó]]: the [[Anglo-Portuguese Army]], commanded by [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Sir Arthur Wellesley]], defeats the French army, commanded by [[Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult|Marshal Soult]], in Portugal.
* [[May 12]] &ndash; Peninsular War &ndash; [[Second Battle of Porto]]: The Anglo-Portuguese Army, commanded by Wellesley, drives the French army, commanded by Marshal Soult, out of [[Porto]], and forces them to retreat from the country.
* [[May 17]] &ndash; [[Napoleon I of France]] orders the annexation of the [[Papal States]] to the French Empire. When he announces that the Pope's secular power has ended, the Pope [[excommunication|excommunicates]] him.
* [[May 21]] &ndash; [[Battle of Aspern-Essling]] begins.
* [[May 22]] &ndash; [[Battle of Aspern-Essling]]: Austrian troops under [[Archduke Karl]] beat the French under [[Napoleon]], in a hard-fought battle.
* [[May 24]] &ndash; [[HM Prison Dartmoor|Dartmoor Prison]] opens in England, to house French prisoners of war.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
* [[May 31]]
** [[Mauritius campaign of 1809–11]] &ndash; [[Action of 31 May 1809]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]]: The [[French frigate Caroline (1806)|French frigate ''Caroline'']], operating from [[Isle de France (Mauritius)]], captures most of a British [[East India Company]] fleet
** The famous composer [[Joseph Haydn]] dies in [[Vienna]] at age 77 following Napoleon’s second siege of Vienna
* [[June 6]] &ndash; Sweden promulgates a new [[Instrument of Government (1809)|Instrument of Government]], which restores political power to the [[Riksdag of the Estates]], after authoritarian rule since [[1772]]. On the same day, [[Charles XIII of Sweden|Duke Charles]] (uncle of the deposed king Gustav IV Adolf) is elected King, under the name Charles XIII.
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Shoja Shah]] of the [[Durrani Empire]] signs a treaty with the British; only weeks later, he is succeeded by [[Mahmud Shah Durrani|Mahmud Shah]].
* [[June 14]] &ndash; A French victory, in the [[battle of Raab]], prevents [[archduke John of Austria]] from bringing any significant force to the [[Battle of Wagram]].
* [[June 26]] &ndash; Danish adventurer [[Jørgen Jørgensen]] deposes Count [[Frederich Christopher Trampe, Count of Trampe|Frederich Trampe]] as governor of Iceland in the [[Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution|Revolution of 1809]] and declares himself "Protector of Iceland".