Year by year · 19th century

1811

1811 in world history: 5 events, 15 births, 10 deaths, 1 work, 6 states founded and 3 that came to an end. 1,116 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 11 March

    Luddite machine-breaking begins in Nottinghamshire

    After a protest in Nottingham was dispersed, framework knitters broke dozens of stocking frames at Arnold. Attacks on machinery spread across the Midlands and North under the name of 'Ned Ludd'.

  2. Battle

    Battle of Tippecanoe

    The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on 7 November 1811 near Prophetstown, in present-day Indiana, between United States forces under Governor William Henry Harrison and warriors of Tecumseh's confederacy, led in his absence by his brother Tenskwatawa.

  3. Battle

    Battle of Calderón Bridge

    The Battle of Calderón Bridge was fought on 17 January 1811 near Guadalajara during the Mexican War of Independence.

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In the profiles

Wars and longer events

Born in 1811 15

Died in 1811 10

Works 1

States founded 6

States that came to an end 3

Great speeches

Tecumseh to the OsagesTecumseh

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