Timeline July 1809

Events in July 1809 5

• 1809 Annexation of the Papal States and arrest of Pope Pius VII Napoleon absorbs Rome and seizes the Pope Napoleon formally annexed the Papal States into the French Empire, prompting Pope Pius VII to excommunicate him in response. French troops under General Radet entered the Vatican and took the Pope captive, beginning years of papal exile in France.
• 1809 Battle of Wagram Decisive battle ends the War of the Fifth Coalition Napoleon's army defeated Archduke Charles's Austrians in one of the largest battles of the Napoleonic Wars, fought near Vienna. The French victory effectively ended Austrian resistance and led directly to the Treaty of Schönbrunn.
• 1809 La Paz revolt and the Junta Tuitiva Pedro Domingo Murillo leads an uprising in Upper Peru Pedro Domingo Murillo led residents of La Paz in deposing Spanish colonial authorities and forming the short-lived Junta Tuitiva. Spanish royalist forces suppressed the revolt within months, executing its leaders.
• 1809 Battle of Talavera Wellesley's first major victory in the Peninsular War An Anglo-Spanish army under Sir Arthur Wellesley fought French forces to a costly standstill near Talavera de la Reina, Spain. The battle earned Wellesley his title of Viscount Wellington, though supply problems forced his subsequent retreat into Portugal.
• 1809 Walcheren Campaign Failed British expedition to the Dutch coast A large British amphibious force landed on the island of Walcheren in the Netherlands, aiming to destroy French naval facilities at Antwerp and Flushing. Disease, chiefly 'Walcheren fever,' killed thousands of troops and forced a full withdrawal by the end of the year.