Timeline February 1815

Events in February 1815 3

• 1765 – 1815 Robert Fulton (1765-1815) Died 24 February 1815, aged 49 Fulton was an American engineer and inventor best known for developing the first commercially successful steamboat, the Clermont. His innovations transformed river and canal transportation in the nineteenth century.
• 1815 Treaty of Ghent Ratified War of 1812 formally ends The United States Senate ratified the Treaty of Ghent, formally ending the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain. The treaty restored pre-war boundaries and left most contested issues unresolved.
• 1815 Napoleon Returns from Elba Beginning of the Hundred Days Napoleon Bonaparte escaped exile on Elba and landed near Cannes with a small force. He marched north gathering support from French troops sent to stop him, entering Paris on 20 March to reclaim the throne, launching the period known as the Hundred Days.