La Bataille de Prusse 1809

In the Year 1806

As the year 1806 begins, confusion reigned in the world of the calendar. The French Empire begins the year by ending their use of the Revolutionary calendar and reverting to the Gregorian Calendar. Sanity was restored for 18 days during the Paris Commune in 1871 when the Revolutionary calendar came back into use. Apps are now available should the reader decide to restore the calendar to one’s personal use. There are several apps to review, but consider kawasemicorp.com.

January 1, 1806 also saw the establishment of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Bavaria had been a loyal ally of Napoleon during the recent campaign ending at Austerlitz and was rewarded by becoming a true kingdom. Of course, the Bavarians exhibited a bit of treachery in 1813 when they switched sides shortly before the Battle of Leipzig. The Emperor subsequently took the Bavarians to school at the Battle of Hanau after Leipzig and defeated them soundly. The first Bavarian king was Maximillian I of Wittelsbach. His descendants would rule Bavaria when the end of World War I and revolution in the streets of Munich would end both the line and the kingdom. British forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve Napoleon occupies Berlin October 27 and proclaims a paper blockade of Britain November 21 The world was starting to get caught up in the events inspired by the continuing Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In the South America, Francisco Miranda attempted to raise a revolution in Venezuela, but fell short of his goal as the Venezuelan people would not support his efforts against the Spanish throne. This was probably due to his support by both English ships and American adventurers. Miranda was the only person to have fought in the American War of Independence; was involved in the French Revolution; and participated in the Latin American Wars of Independence. Somehow through all of these wars and revolutions, he was able to keep a journal that had over 63 volumes of bound material for posterity. The Foreign Slave Trade Act 1806 (46 Geo III c 52), which received the Royal Assent on May 23, 1806, prohibited British subjects from transporting slaves to the territories of a foreign (ie, non-British) state. It came into force on January 1, 1807. It did not affect the slave trade to British colonies.

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