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19th Century Timeline

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1. Dreyfuss Affair






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






3. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.






4. Russia abolishes serfdom.






5. Crimean War between France - the United Kingdom - the Ottoman Empire and Russia






6. Wilhelm R






7. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo






8. Peterloo massacre in England.






9. The Soci






10. Russo-Persian War.






11. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.






12. Chilean Civil War.






13. The British Parliament passes the Great Reform Act.






14. 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.






15. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.






16. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






22. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






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






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






25. The United States more than doubles in size when it buys out France's territorial claims in North America via the Louisiana Purchase. This begins the U.S.'s westward expansion to the Pacific referred to as its Manifest Destiny which involves annexing






26. Suez Canal is constructed.






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






28. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






29. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain






30. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.






31. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






32. Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic.






33. The Soci






34. 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






35. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.






36. Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.






37. The cardboard box is invented.






38. Siege of Khartoum






39. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.






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






41. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.






42. World population reaches 1 billion.






43. Uruguayan Civil War






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






45. Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.






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






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






48. Death of Vincent van Gogh.






49. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.






50. First isolation of aluminum.







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