Year by year · 19th century

1805

1805 in world history: 14 events, 13 births, 7 deaths, 6 states founded and 6 that came to an end. 1,148 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 21 October

    Nelson defeats the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar

    Admiral Horatio Nelson's fleet destroyed the combined French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar, ending Napoleon's hopes of invading Britain. Nelson was mortally wounded by a musket ball during the battle.

    Napoleon

  2. 2 December

    Napoleon defeats Austria and Russia at Austerlitz

    On the first anniversary of his coronation, Napoleon routed a larger Austro-Russian army at Austerlitz in Moravia. The 'Battle of the Three Emperors' knocked Austria out of the Third Coalition.

    NapoleonMoraviaAustria

  3. Battle

    Battle of Austerlitz

    The Battle of Austerlitz was fought on 2 December 1805 near Austerlitz (Slavkov u Brna) in Moravia, during the War of the Third Coalition.

  4. Battle

    Battle of Trafalgar

    The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval battle fought in 1805 off Cape Trafalgar in southwestern Spain, in which the British fleet under Admiral Nelson defeated the combined fleets of France and Spain.

  5. Treaty · Peace

    Peace of Pressburg (1805)

    The Peace of Pressburg was signed on 26 December 1805 at Pressburg (Bratislava) between France and Austria after Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz.

  6. Battle

    Battle of Elchingen

    The Battle of Elchingen was fought on 14 October 1805 near Ulm in Swabia during the Ulm campaign of the War of the Third Coalition.

  7. War

    War of the Third Coalition

    The War of the Third Coalition (1805) was fought by Napoleonic France and its allies against Britain, Austria, Russia, Sweden and Naples.

  8. Battle

    Battle of Ivankovac

    The Battle of Ivankovac was fought in August 1805 near Ćuprija in central Serbia between Serbian rebels led by Milenko Stojković and Petar Dobrnjac and an Ottoman army sent by the sultan.

  9. Treaty

    Treaty of Kurekchay

    The Treaty of Kurekchay was signed on 14 May 1805 between Ibrahim Khalil Khan of the Karabakh Khanate and the Russian commander Pavel Tsitsianov.

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Born in 1805 13

Died in 1805 7

States founded 6

States that came to an end 6

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