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France declares war on Great Britain
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Napoleon is crowned Emperor of France following a coup d'etat
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Napoleon issues the Berlin Decrees
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Great Britain passes the 1807 Orders in Council, restricting international trade with France
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James Madison is sworn in as the 4th President of the United States.
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The United States declares war on Great Britain
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Great Britain declares war on the United States
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Battle of Crysler’s Farm
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Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba off the coast of Tuscany; Great Britain now turns its focus to the war in America
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The Hartford Convention concludes
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Battle of the Sink Hole