Timeline November 1817

Events in November 1817 3

• 1796 – 1817 Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) Died 6 November 1817, aged 21 Only child of the future King George IV and heir presumptive to the British throne, she died from complications after delivering a stillborn son. Her death triggered a succession crisis that prompted her unmarried uncles to seek marriages, eventually leading to the birth of Queen Victoria.
• 1817 Third Anglo-Maratha War begins East India Company clashes with the Maratha Confederacy Fighting broke out between the British East India Company and the Maratha Confederacy, beginning with the Battle of Khadki near Pune. The war ended Maratha power in India and left the East India Company dominant over most of the subcontinent.
• 1817 First Seminole War begins Fighting erupts between the US and Seminole in Florida Clashes between US forces and Seminole and allied Black communities in Spanish Florida escalated into open warfare, beginning with the destruction of the Seminole town of Fowltown. The conflict drew General Andrew Jackson into Florida and contributed to Spain's decision to cede the territory to the United States.