3rd » A British military force, under Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty (British army officer) known as Samuel Auchmuty captures the Spanish Empire city of Montevideo, now the capital of Uruguay.
8th » Battle of Eylau Napoleon I of France or Napoleon defeats Russians under General Levin August, Count von Bennigsen called Bennigsen.
19th » Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1807
3rd » Joseph E. Johnston, American general (d. 1891)
8th » Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor (d. 1889)
27th » Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (d. 1882)
Famous Deaths for February 1807
5th » Pasquale Paoli, Corsican commander and politician (b. 1725)
6th » John Reid (British Army officer) called John Reid, Scottish general (b. 1721)