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Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
1811May, 22

Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle

Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, English politician (d. 1864)
Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, (22 May 1811 – 18 October 1864), styled Earl of Lincoln before 1851, was a British politician.

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  • 5Mar

    Battle of Barrosa

    Peninsular War: A French force under the command of Marshal Victor is routed while trying to prevent an Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese army from lifting the Siege of Cádiz in the Battle of Barrosa.
  • 5May

    Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro

    In the second day of fighting at the Peninsular War Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro the French army, under Marshall André Masséna, drive in the Duke of Wellington's overextended right flank, but French frontal assaults fail to take the town of Fuentes de Oñoro and the Anglo-Portuguese army holds the field at the end of the day.
  • 16May

    Battle of Albuera

    Peninsular War: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom, defeat the French at the Battle of Albuera.
  • 7Nov

    Battle of Tippecanoe

    Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
  • 28Nov

    Piano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven)

    Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.