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19th Century Timeline

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1. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy






2. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.






3. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt






4. Telegraphy patented.






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






6. Independence of Bolivia.






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






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






9. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






10. 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.






11. Karl Benz sells the first commercial automobile






12. Second Anglo-Sikh War






13. Cairo falls to the British.






14. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.






15. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.






16. Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris.






17. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






18. Britain declares the Slave Trade illegal.






19. The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars.






20. Little War against Spanish rule in Cuba leads to rebel defeat.






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






22. First gramophone record






23. Bulgarians instigate the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.






24. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds






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






26. Russia conquers Finland from Sweden in the Finnish War.






27. Kingdom of Belgium declared.






28. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.






29. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






30. First Republic in Spain.






31. Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Empire assumes control ofIndia from the EastIndia Company.






32. 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.






33. 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






34. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






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36. Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is first performed in its entirety.






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






38. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






39. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.






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






41. Canadian Confederation formed.






42. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.






43. The massive expansion in population - territory - industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age.






44. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






45. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars






46. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






47. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony






48. First electric motor built.






49. Taiping Rebellion is the bloodiest conflict of the century - leading to the deaths of 20 million people.






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