Timeline April 1812

Events in April 1812 3

• 1739 – 1812 George Clinton (1739-1812) Died 20 April 1812, aged 72 George Clinton served as the fourth Vice President of the United States under both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, and earlier as the first Governor of New York for a cumulative twenty-one years. He remains the only person to serve as vice president under two different presidents. He died in office in Washington, D.C.
• 1812 Siege of Badajoz Wellington's forces storm the Spanish fortress city at heavy cost British and Portuguese forces under the Duke of Wellington stormed the French-held fortress of Badajoz on 6 April 1812 during the Peninsular War, suffering severe casualties in the assault. The capture opened the way for Wellington's advance into Spain. The storming was followed by widely reported looting and disorder among the victorious troops.
• 1812 Louisiana admitted to the Union Louisiana becomes the eighteenth US state On 30 April 1812 Louisiana was admitted as the eighteenth state of the United States, the first to be carved from the Louisiana Purchase territory. Its admission brought French and Spanish colonial legal traditions into the American union. New Orleans became the state's largest city and a key Gulf Coast port.