Saturday, 20 August 2011

1811 - What's goin' down in 1811, y'all?

1811 was a busy year
All sorts of stuff was going on, trust me
Of course there were Napoleonic Wars
Mainly in Spain, but also Denmark's sea
Egypt's Albanian boss, Muhammad Ali
Also known as Ali Pasha was at
Constant near-war with Ottoman Turkey
Later, but now he was removing that
Centuries-old Mamluk rule. King George mad -
Official! Regency, under George Four
As he would become. Paraguay, Chile
Venezuela, join other states who had
Broken free from Spanish rule. Luddites were
Rising up, and the Yanks beat Tecumseh

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