11th » Peninsular War: French troops engage United Kingdom e.g British-Portugal named Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
15th » War of 1812: The Battle of Fort Dearborn is fought between United States troops and Potawatomi at what is now Chicago called Chicago, Illinois.
16th » War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Shelby (Michigan) known as Fort Detroit Siege of Detroit called without a fight to the British Army.
19th » War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere 1806 6 off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".
24th » Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or British, and Kingdom of Portugal called Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1812
27th » Bertalan Szemere, Hungarian poet and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1869)