What Happened In June 1813 - Historical Events 1813 June

Historical Events for June, 1813

6th » War of 1812: Battle of Stoney Creek A British force of 700 under John Vincent (general) named John Vincent defeats an American force twice its size under William H. Winder called William Winder and John Chandler.
21st » Peninsular War: Battle of Vitoria e.g Battle of Victoria.
22nd » War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
24th » Battle of Beaver Dams: a United Kingdom known as British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.

16th » Otto Jahn, German archaeologist and philologist (d. 1869)
20th » Joseph Autran, French poet (d. 1877)
24th » Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and reformer (d. 1887)
24th » Francis Boott (composer) named Francis Boott, American composer (d. 1904)

6th » Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé (b. 1739)
17th » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
28th » Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1755)