Timeline June 1807

Events in June 1807 2

• 1807 Battle of Friedland Decisive French victory over Russia Napoleon's army crushed Russian forces under Leonty Bennigsen at Friedland in East Prussia on 14 June 1807. The defeat forced Tsar Alexander I to seek peace, leading directly to the Treaties of Tilsit. It was one of the most complete victories of Napoleon's career.
• 1807 Chesapeake-Leopard Affair British warship attacks American frigate The British warship HMS Leopard fired on and boarded the American frigate USS Chesapeake off Virginia on 22 June 1807, removing four sailors it claimed as deserters. The incident outraged American public opinion and pushed the United States toward the Embargo Act. It was a major step on the road to the War of 1812.