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=== July–September === * [[July 3]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Capture of Fort Erie]] by the Americans under Major General [[Jacob Brown (general)|Jacob Brown]]. * [[July 5]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Battle of Chippawa]]: American Major General [[Jacob Brown (general)|Jacob Brown]] defeats British General [[Phineas Riall]] at [[Chippawa, Ontario|Chippawa]], Ontario. * [[July 7]] – [[Walter Scott]]'s ''[[Waverley (novel)|Waverley]]'', his first prose fiction and one of the first significant [[historical novel]]s in English, is published anonymously by [[Archibald Constable]] in [[Edinburgh]], selling out in two days.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waverley |work=Walter Scott |url=http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/works/novels/waverley.html |publisher=[[Edinburgh University Library]] |date=2011-12-19 |access-date=2013-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430192256/http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/works/novels/waverley.html |archive-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[July 13]] – The [[Carabinieri]] (the national [[military police]] of Italy) is established by [[Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia|Victor Emmanuel]], as the police force of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]]. * [[July 19]]–[[July 20|20]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Siege of Prairie du Chien]]: British troops and Native Americans besiege and capture the frontier settlement. * [[July 19]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Battle of Rock Island Rapids]]: British-allied tribes ambush and defeat an American expedition in Illinois. * [[July 22]] – [[War of 1812]] – The [[Treaty of Greenville (1814)|Treaty of Greenville]] is signed between the U.S. government and Native American tribes. * [[July 25]] ** [[George Stephenson]] tests his first [[locomotive]] ''[[Blücher (locomotive)|Blücher]]'' successfully in England. ** [[War of 1812]] – [[Battle of Lundy's Lane]]: Reinforcements arrive near [[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls]], Ontario for General [[Phineas Riall|Riall]]'s British and Canadian force, and a bloody, all-night battle with [[Jacob Brown (general)|Jacob Brown]]'s Americans commences at 18.00 hours; Americans retreat to [[Fort Erie]]. * [[July 26]] – The [[Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)]] begins with a Swedish attack. * [[July 28]] – The revived [[Ligurian Republic]] is dissolved. * [[July 29]] – Swedish–Norwegian War: The [[invasion of Hvaler]] ends in a Swedish victory. * [[July 30]] – The [[Great fire of Tirschenreuth]] in Bavaria destroys the town and 907 buildings. * [[August 1]] – The [[Grand Jubilee of 1814]] is held in Britain, celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the [[Hanoverian Succession]] * [[August 2]] – Swedish–Norwegian War: [[Battle of Lier (1814)|Battle of Lier]] ends in a Norwegian victory. * [[August 4]] ** [[War of 1812]] – [[Battle of Mackinac Island (1814)|Battle of Mackinac Island]] results in a British victory over an American invasion. ** [[Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)]] – [[Battle of Fredrikstad]] ends in a Swedish victory. ** [[War of 1812]] – The British [[Siege of Fort Erie]] begins. * [[August 5]] – Swedish–Norwegian War: the [[Battle of Matrand]] ends in a Norwegian victory. * [[August 7]] – [[Pope Pius VII]] decrees the bull ''[[Sollicitudo omnium ecclesiarum]]'', reestablishing the [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits) all over the world, after having approved their survival and existence in Russia. * [[August 9]] ** [[Creek War]] – The [[Treaty of Fort Jackson]] is signed, ending the Creek War. ** [[Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)]] – [[Battle of Langnes]] ends in a Norwegian victory. * [[August 12]] – In England, the last hanging under the [[Black Act]] is carried out, of William Potter for cutting down an [[orchard]] (although the judge petitions for reprieve). * [[August 13]] – The [[Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814]] is signed in London, returning most possessions of the [[Dutch Empire]] acquired by the United Kingdom since [[1803]] to the Netherlands, although Britain retains the [[Cape of Good Hope]] and the South American settlements of [[Demerara]], [[Essequibo (colony)|Essequibo]] and [[Berbice]] (later consolidated as [[British Guiana]]). In addition, the British cede the island of [[Bangka Island|Banca]] off the island of [[Sumatra]], in exchange for the settlement of [[Kochi, India|Cochin]], India. * [[August 13]]–[[September 6]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Engagements on Lake Huron]] result in British victory. * [[August 14]] ** [[Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)]] – The [[Battle of Kjølberg Bridge]] ends in Swedish victory. ** [[Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)]] – The [[Convention of Moss]] is signed, ending the [[Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)|Swedish–Norwegian War]]. * [[August 24]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Burning of Washington]]: British troops, after defeating American forces at the [[Battle of Bladensburg]], occupy Washington, D.C., setting numerous buildings on fire, including the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] and [[White House|Presidential Mansion]]. * [[August 26]] – [[Chilean War of Independence]] – [[Battle of Las Tres Acequias]] ends in victory for the forces of [[Jose Miguel Carrera]]. * [[August 31]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Battle of Caulk's Field]]: American militia defeats British landing. [[File:Ft. Henry bombardement 1814.jpg|thumb|right| [[September 13]]: Bombardment of [[Fort McHenry]]]] * [[September 1]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Sinking of HMS Avon]] by the [[USS Wasp (1814)|USS Wasp]]. * [[September 2]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Raid on Alexandria (Virginia)|Raid on Alexandria]] ends in a British victory. * [[September 3]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Battle of Hampden]] ends in a British victory. * [[September 11]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Battle of Plattsburgh|Battle of Lake Champlain]]: An American squadron under [[Thomas Macdonough]] defeats the British squadron, ultimately forcing the invading army to retreat back into Canada. * [[September 12]] – [[War of 1812]] – [[Battle of North Point]]: An American detachment halts the British land advance to [[Baltimore]]. * [[September 13]] – [[War of 1812]]: The British bombard [[Fort McHenry]] at [[Baltimore]]. The British failure at the [[Battle of Baltimore]] is a turning point in the war, and the American defense of the fort inspires [[Francis Scott Key]] to compose the poem (later set to music as) ''[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]''. * [[September 21]] – [[War of 1812]]: – British [[Siege of Fort Erie]] fails. * [[September 27]] ** [[War of 1812]] – [[Battle of Fayal]] ends in an American victory over the British. ** [[Hadži-Prodan's rebellion]] against the Ottoman Empire begins. [[File:Anglo-Nepal war.jpg|alt=November 1: Anglo-Nepalese war begins.|thumb|[[November 1]]: Anglo-Nepalese war begins]]
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