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Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
1815Aug, 1

Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
Richard Henry Dana Jr. (August 1, 1815 – January 6, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts, a descendant of a colonial family, who gained renown as the author of the classic American memoir Two Years Before the Mast. Both as a writer and as a lawyer, he was a champion of the downtrodden, from seamen to fugitive slaves and freedmen.

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  • 8Jan

    Battle of New Orleans

    War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.
  • 1Mar

    Hundred Days

    Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba, start of the Hundred Days.
  • 20Mar

    Hundred Days

    After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
  • 18Jun

    Battle of Waterloo

    Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
  • 15Jul

    HMS Bellerophon (1786)

    Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.