Historical Events in April 1818

Apr 5 In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement - led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín - win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.

Apr 7 General Andrew Jackson conquers Spanish Fort San Marcos (St Marks), in Spanish Florida during his pursuit of the Native American Seminole Tribe, in what would become known as the First Seminole War

Apr 20 Napoleon Bonaparte bids emotional farewell to his old guard at Palace of Fontainebleau

Apr 28 US President James Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes and Lake Champlain