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19th Century Timeline

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1. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






2. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo






3. After the Meiji Restoration - Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.






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






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






6. The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish naval fleets and allows for British dominance of the seas - a major factor for the success of the British Empire later in the century.






7. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






8. 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.






9. First Seminole War begins in Florida.






10. Kingdom of Belgium declared.






11. Napoleon escapes exile and begins the Hundred Days before finally being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St Helena. His defeat brings a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 19






12. King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom






13. 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.






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






15. United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships - demanding that they agree to open trade.






16. Navarino Massacre






17. Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.






18. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.






19. Germany gains control of Camaroon






20. Second Anglo-Sikh War






21. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






22. William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas - the 'first practical steamboat'.






23. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






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






25. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.






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






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






28. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.






29. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.






30. Napoleon signs the Concordat of 1801 with the Pope.






31. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






32. Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'






33. Cairo falls to the British.






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






35. The Trumpet gets valves.






36. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






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






38. Basketball is invented.






39. First gramophone record






40. Greco-Turkish War.






41. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony






42. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






43. Napoleon strips the Teutonic Knights of their last holdings in Bad Mergentheim.






44. The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance.






45. SecondIndustrial Revolution






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






47. The Soci






48. King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom






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






50. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust premieres.