British take Rangoon, Burma. June 16 – The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is established in Great Britain. July–September July 2 – The Confederation of the Equator begins in Pernambuco, Brazil: Wealthy landowners against the government of Emperor Pedro I initiate a secessionist movement for the independence of Pernambuco. July 8 – Queen Kamāmalu of Hawaii dies of measles, while accompanying her husband during a visit to the United Kingdom. July 10 – Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette and a beloved hero of the American Revolution, departs from the port of Le Havre in France on the ship Cadmus for a triumphant return to the United States; he arrives in New York on August 15. July 13 – King Kamehameha II of Hawaii dies of measles, during a visit to the United Kingdom, before he can meet with King George IV. Because of the slow communications of the era, news of the King's death does not reach Hawaii until the following March; his funeral will take place on May 11, 1825, and he will be succeeded by his brother Kamehameha III. July 19 – Don Agustín de Iturbide, who had formerly been President of Mexico and then proclaimed himself Emperor Agustin the First, until being overthrown on March 19, 1823, is executed by a firing squad in the city of Padilla, five days after returning from exile in England. July 25 – The Montparnasse Cemetery opens in Paris, France. August 6 – Peruvian War of Independence: Battle of Junín – Pro-independence forces defeat the Spanish in the highlands of the Junín region. August 7 – First Anglo-Ashanti War ends when forces of the Ashanti Empire flee the field. August 15 – Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States begins at Staten Island; he departs on September 7, 1825. September 13 – With his crew and 29 convicts aboard the Amity, John Oxley arrives at and founds the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement at what becomes Redcliffe City, Queensland, in Australia, after leaving Sydney. September 16 – Charles X succeeds his brother Louis XVIII as King of France. October–December October 4 – The First Constitution of Mexico is enacted, declaring the country to be a federal republic. October 10 – The Edinburgh Town Council founds the Edinburgh Municipal Fire Brigade, the first fire brigade