What Happened in 1806 — Events, Births & Deaths

Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.

Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.

British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate.

At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.

Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.

A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, kills around 200 people.

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares the moribund empire to be dissolved, although he retains power in the Austrian Empire.

Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires re-takes the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina after the first British invasion.

Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle ends two days later with a Serbian victory over the Ottomans.

The French Army under Napoleon enters Berlin following the Prussian defeat at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt.