Deaths on January 3

Louis-Gabriel Suchet

Died on January 3, 1826

Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (b. 1770)

Louis-Gabriel Suchet (2 March 1770 – 3 January 1826), Duke of Albufera (French: Duc d'Albuféra), was a French Marshal of the Empire and one of the most successful commanders of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is regarded as one of the greatest generals of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Events on 1826

1 Apr

Internal combustion engine
Samuel Morey received a patent for a compressionless "Gas or Vapor Engine".
21 Jun

Battle of Vergas
Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.
11 Sep

William Morgan (anti-Mason)
Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
16 Dec

Fredonian Rebellion
Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
21 Dec

Fredonian Rebellion
American settlers in Nacogdoches, Mexican Texas, declare their independence, starting the Fredonian Rebellion.

Deaths on January 3

Louis-Gabriel Suchet

Died on January 3, 1826

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Events on 1826

Internal combustion engine

Battle of Vergas

William Morgan (anti-Mason)

Fredonian Rebellion

Fredonian Rebellion