1814 Events

1814 Sweden and Norway adopt a loose union
The Union between Sweden and Norway (Swedish: Svensk-norska unionen, Unionen mellan Sverige och Norge, Norwegian: Unionen mellom Norge og Sverige), was the union of the kingdoms of Sweden...
1814 May 17 Norway's Constitution Is Adopted
May 17 is Norwegian Constitution Day, a commemoration of the adoption of Norway's constitution in 1814. Many Norwegian-American communities celebrate the holiday in the United States. ...
1814 Aug 9 Major General Andrew Jackson Signs The Treaty Of Fort Jackson
On August 9, 1814, Major General Andrew Jackson, "Old Hickory," signed the Treaty of Fort Jackson ending the Creek War. The agreement provided for the surrender of twenty-three million ac...
1814 Aug 19 Major General Robert Ross And Rear Admiral George Cockburn Land At Benedict, Maryland
On August 19, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops under the command of Major General Robert Ross and Rear Admiral George Cockburn landed at Benedict, Maryland, on the shores of t...
1814 Sep 13 Francis Scott Key Is Detained In Baltimore Harbor
As the evening of September 13, 1814, approached, Francis Scott Key was detained in Baltimore harbor on board a British vessel. A young lawyer, he had come to negotiate the release of an...
1814 Oct 17 London Beer Flood
The London Beer Flood occurred on October 17, 1814 in the parish of St. Giles, London, England. At the Meux and Company Brewery on Tottenham Court Road, a huge vat containing over 135,000...
1814 Dec 24 The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, in Ghent, currently in Belgium, was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingd...