What happened in 1815
9 entries recorded for 1815, listed by date. That was 211 years ago.
1815 at a glance
- Years ago
- 211 (as of 2026)
- Century
- 19th century
- Decade
- 1810s
- Generation born
- Before the named generations
- Entries here
- 9
- Breakdown
- 9 historical events
January
- January 13
Battle of Fort Peter
British troops captured Fort Peter in St. Marys, in the only battle of the War of 1812 to take place in the state of Georgia.
February
- February 17
Treaty of Ghent
The United States ratifies the Treaty of Ghent – signed in late 1814 – formally ending the War of 1812.
- February 26
Napoleon
Napoleon escaped from the Italian island of Elba (depicted), to which he had been exiled after the signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
March
- March 30
Joachim Murat
Joachim Murat, King of Naples, issued the Rimini Proclamation, among the earliest calls for Italian unification.
April
- April 10
Mount Tambora
Mount Tambora (pictured) in Indonesia began the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people and affecting temperatures worldwide.
June
- June 18
Hundred Days
War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-day Belgium.
July
- July 15
HMS Bellerophon (1786)
Aboard HMS Bellerophon, French emperor Napoleon surrendered to Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, concluding the Napoleonic Wars.
October
- October 15
Napoleon
Napoleon began his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, which would encompass his final six years.
December
- December 23
Jane Austen
Jane Austen's novel Emma was first published, the last novel released during her lifetime.
Questions about 1815
What happened in 1815?
This site records 9 entries for 1815, including Battle of Fort Peter on January 13. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 1815?
211 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1815 turns 211 this year.
Which century is 1815 in?
1815 falls in the 19th century, in the 1810s.
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