1810s

Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s
Years: 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819

Events and Trends

End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815).
The North American War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The war lasted until the beginning of 1815.
The Luddites (1811 - 1816) in Britain were machine-wreckers, protesting against machines perceived as taking their jobs.
The Spanish colony of New Granada declares independence as the Republic of Gran Colombia under President Simón Bolívar (1819 - 1828).
The Congress of Vienna reshapes the map of Europe after the defeat of Napoleon and introduces a policy of reaction and restoration throughout Europe (1814-1815)
This is only decade after the 1770s in which no past or future President of the United States was either born or died.
Gas lighting become practical technology and is implemented in cities in Europe and the United States.