Events from the year 1815 in the
United Kingdom. 1815 marks the end of years of war between the United Kingdom and France when the
Duke of Wellington wins a decisive victory over
Napoleon at the
Battle of Waterloo. Fighting in the
War of 1812 between the UK and the United States also ceases, peace terms having been agreed at the end of 1814. The year also sees the introduction of the
Corn Laws which protect British land owners from cheaper foreign imports of corn.
15 March – Importation Act, first of the
Corn Laws, passed by Parliament, preventing the import of cheap foreign grain.[3]
30 May – The
East IndiamanArniston, repatriating wounded troops to Britain from
Ceylon, is wrecked near
Waenhuiskrans, South Africa with the loss of 372 of the 378 on board.
1 August –
William Smith publishes the first national
geological map of the UK, A Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland.[8]
Events from the year 1815 in the
United Kingdom. 1815 marks the end of years of war between the United Kingdom and France when the
Duke of Wellington wins a decisive victory over
Napoleon at the
Battle of Waterloo. Fighting in the
War of 1812 between the UK and the United States also ceases, peace terms having been agreed at the end of 1814. The year also sees the introduction of the
Corn Laws which protect British land owners from cheaper foreign imports of corn.
15 March – Importation Act, first of the
Corn Laws, passed by Parliament, preventing the import of cheap foreign grain.[3]
30 May – The
East IndiamanArniston, repatriating wounded troops to Britain from
Ceylon, is wrecked near
Waenhuiskrans, South Africa with the loss of 372 of the 378 on board.
1 August –
William Smith publishes the first national
geological map of the UK, A Delineation of the Strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland.[8]