May 14–16 – War of 1812 – American Raid on Port Dover and destruction of property. May 16 – William Brown, Irish-born rebel leader and future Admiral of the Navy of Argentina, begins a blockade of Montevideo, the colonial capital of Rio de la Plata. May 17 The Constitution of Norway is signed and the Danish Crown Prince Christian Frederik is elected King of Norway, by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly. The occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian hands. Argentine War of Independence – Battle of Buceo ends in the burning of five Spanish ships and capture of two. May 27 – War of the Sixth Coalition – Siege of Hamburg ends in a French capitulation. May 28 War of the Sixth Coalition – Barcelona is restored to Spanish Bourbon rule as the French garrison leaves the city. Venezuelan War of Independence – Battle of Carabobo: Republican victory under Simón Bolívar over Spanish Royalists. May 29–30 – War of 1812 – Battle of Big Sandy Creek: US forces capture British marines and sailors. May 30 – Napoleonic Wars: The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning France's borders to their 1792 extent. Napoleon is exiled to Elba on the same day. June 4 – Charter of 1814: Louis XVIII of France issues the Charter of 1814, a written constitution that retains royal supremacy and will remain in force from 1814 to 1815 and again from 1815 to 1830. June 6 – Beginning of the Allied sovereigns' visit to England: Tsar Alexander I of Russia and King Frederick William III of Prussia sail from Boulogne-Sur-Mer to Dover on board the Royal Navy ship HMS Impregnable as guests of George, Prince of Wales, the regent during the incapacity of King George III. June 12 – The poem "She Walks in Beauty" is written by Lord Byron. June 17 – In London, Alexander, Frederick William and George exchange their ratifications of the Peace Treaty ending the war with France. June 20 – Gaspar de Vigodet, Spain's last colonial administrator of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (covering nearly all of modern-day Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay), surrenders the city of Montevideo to independence fighters, led by General Carlos María de Alvear. June 21 – The secret Eight Articles of London are signed between the Great Powers, uniting the Low Countries under William I of the Netherlands. June 28 – War