16th » Battle of Badajoz (1812) Battle of Badajoz (March 16 April 6) Great Britain British and Portugal Portuguese forces besieged and defeated France French garrison during Peninsular War.
19th » The Cádiz Cortes promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812.
26th » A political cartoon in the 'Boston Gazette' coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
27th » Hugh McGary Jr. establishes what is now Evansville, Indiana on a bend in the Ohio River.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1812
1st » Augustus Pugin, English architect, co-designed the Palace of Westminster (d. 1852)
6th » Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American businessman, co-founded the Waltham Watch Company (d. 1895)
22nd » Stephen Pearl Andrews, American author and activist (d. 1886)
27th » Ivan Panaev, Russian journalist, author, and publisher (d. 1862)
27th » Seymour Mills Spencer, American-New Zealand missionary (d. 1898)