What happened in 1809
13 entries recorded for 1809, listed by date. That was 217 years ago.
1809 at a glance
- Years ago
- 217 (as of 2026)
- Century
- 19th century
- Decade
- 1800s
- Generation born
- Before the named generations
- Entries here
- 13
- Breakdown
- 13 historical events
January
- January 16
Peninsular War
Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked the British amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in Galicia, Spain.
February
- February 24
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
After standing for only 15 years, the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (pictured), the third building in London of that name, burned down.
- February 24
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars: The British invasion of Martinique ended with the unconditional surrender of French admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (pictured), beginning a five-year occupation of the island.
April
- April 6
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars: British forces captured the French frigate Niémen in the Bay of Biscay.
- April 10
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition began with the Austrian invasion of Bavaria, then a client state of France.
- April 17
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars: After a three-day chase, the French ship D'Hautpoul was captured off Puerto Rico by a British squadron under Alexander Cochrane.
- April 19
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fifth Coalition: French general Louis-Nicolas Davout defeated an Austrian force in Lower Bavaria, allowing him to rejoin the main French army.
- April 20
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Battle of Abensberg.
July
November
- November 13
Ras Al Khaimah
A British flotilla arrived at Ras Al Khaimah and launched an amphibious assault on the town, as a part of the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809.
- November 18
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars: In the Bay of Bengal, a French frigate squadron captured three ships carrying recruits for the armies of the East India Company.
December
- December 13
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars: While transporting supplies to Guadeloupe, French commodore François
- December 25
Ephraim McDowell
American physician Ephraim McDowell performed the world's first removal of an ovarian tumor.
Questions about 1809
What happened in 1809?
This site records 13 entries for 1809, including Peninsular War on January 16. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 1809?
217 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1809 turns 217 this year.
Which century is 1809 in?
1809 falls in the 19th century, in the 1800s.
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