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19th Century Timeline

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






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






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






4. Independence of Chile






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






6. 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.






7. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






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9. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






10. Cro-Magnon man first identified.






11. 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.






12. Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.






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






14. Indian famine begins.






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






16. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






17. First gramophone record






18. Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire.






19. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.






20. Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire.






21. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






22. Second Anglo-Sikh War






23. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.






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






25. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt






26. Carlist Wars in Spain.






27. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.






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






29. The British Parliament passes the Great Reform Act.






30. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






31. Navarino Massacre






32. Cairo falls to the British.






33. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






34. 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.






35. Death of Alexander Pushkin






36. War breaks out between Britain and France; this is considered by some to be the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars.






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






38. The Great Exhibition in London was the world's first international Expo or World's Fair.






39. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






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






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






42. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy






43. The first wagon train sets out from Missouri.






44. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.






45. Crazy Horse surrenders and is later killed






46. The Mahdist War in Sudan.






47. Independence of Chile






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






49. Italy annexes Eritrea.






50. The Sino-French War led to the formation of FrenchIndochina.