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19th Century Timeline

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1. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.






2. Independence of Bolivia.






3. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.






4. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars






5. The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European 'scramble for Africa'.Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.






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






7. Burma is presented to Queen Victoria as a birthday gift






8. Uruguayan Civil War






9. Napoleon decisively defeats an Austrian-Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz.






10. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.






11. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho






12. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.






13. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






14. Aspirin patented.






15. The first wagon train sets out from Missouri.






16. Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong to the British.






17. France invades and occupies Algeria.






18. Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives - following a tie in the Electoral College (United States)






19. The Grito de Dolores begins the Mexican War ofIndependence.






20. The Great Auk is rendered extinct.






21. Persian Prophet the B






22. After two Opium Wars - France - the United Kingdom - the United States and Russia gained many concessions from China resulting in the decline of the Qing Dynasty.






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






24. Krakatoa volcano explosion - one of the largest in modern history.






25. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






26. Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians. Imam Shamil defeated.






27. First electrical power plant and grid in Godalming - Britain.






28. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein






29. The Mexican-American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.






30. World population reaches 1 billion.






31. Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin






32. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.






33. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






34. New Zealand is founded - as the Treaty of Waitangi is signed by the Maori and British.






35. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






36. The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game.






37. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






38. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






39. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.






40. The Grito de Dolores begins the Mexican War ofIndependence.






41. The Caste War of Yucat






42. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.






43. Shaka rises to power over the Zulu Kingdom. Zulu expansion was a major factor of the Mfecane (






44. The Caste War of Yucat






45. Discovery of Antarctica






46. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa






47. First Anglo-Sikh War






48. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage






49. Napoleon decisively defeats an Austrian-Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz.






50. Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves.