Timeline January 1806

Events in January 1806 2

• 1759 – 1806 William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) Died 23 January 1806, aged 46 Pitt served as Britain's youngest prime minister, first from 1783 to 1801 and again from 1804 until his death. He led Britain through the early Napoleonic Wars and helped organize the coalitions against France. He died in London, reportedly worn down by the stress of office and news of Austria's defeat at Austerlitz.
• 1806 Battle of Blaauwberg Britain seizes the Cape Colony from the Dutch On 8 January 1806, a British invasion force defeated Dutch defenders near Cape Town, securing British control of the Cape Colony. The victory gave Britain a strategic base guarding the sea route to India. The Cape remained under British rule for the rest of the century.