June 1807 in History

Events in History

Victory in Battle

Jun 14 Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Prussia (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending War of the Fourth Coalition

Jun 19 Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos
Jun 22 British board USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to War of 1812
Jun 26 Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die
Jun 28 British troops land at Ensenada, Argentina

Birthdays in History

Jun 11 James F. Schenck, American rear admiral (Mexican–American War), born in Franklin, Ohio (d. 1882)
Jun 30 Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German philosopher and writer (Auch einer), born in Ludwigsburg, Germany (d. 1887)