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19th Century Timeline

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1. Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26 -765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse - Virginia - effectively ending the American Civil War.






2. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London






3. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.






4. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo






5. Upper and Lower Canada are merged into the Province of Canada






6. The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation.






7. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.






8. First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven - Connecticut.






9. November Uprising ends with crushing defeat for Poland in the Battle of Warsaw.






10. Death of Vincent van Gogh.






11. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite premi






12. Death of Vincent van Gogh.






13. Cairo falls to the British.






14. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.






15. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






16. Austro-Prussian War results in the dissolution of the German Confederation and the creation of the North German Confederation and the Austrian-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.






17. Suez Canal is constructed.






18. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein






19. End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic






20. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






21. Independence of Bolivia.






22. Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade.






23. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.






24. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.






25. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.






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27. Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern Botswana)






28. The Congress of Vienna redraws the European map. The Concert of Europe attempts to preserve this settlement - but it fails to stem the tide of liberalism and nationalism that sweeps over the continent.






29. Bessemer process enables steel to be mass produced.






30. The Expatriation Act of 1868 is approved by the U.S. Congress - one of the early blows which would eventually lead to the death of the common law doctrine of perpetual allegiance






31. France annexes Cambodia.






32. Paris Commune - Around 30000 Parisians were killed - and thousands more were later executed.






33. Uruguayan Civil War






34. Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific.






35. First electric motor built.






36. Volleyball is invented






37. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt






38. Peru declares its independence from Spain.






39. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist






40. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






41. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.






42. The German Customs Union is formed.






43. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on April 6 - 1830.






44. The Wahhabis of theFirst Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina.






45. Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule.






46. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.






47. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.






48. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C






49. Famine in Persia is believed to have caused the death of 2 million.






50. Cro-Magnon man first identified.