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19th Century Timeline
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1. Dreyfuss Affair
1852
1894
1893
1849
2. Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade.
1885
1854
1823
1825
3. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.
1851
1895
1848
1884
4. Russia abolishes serfdom.
1877
1832
1830
1861
5. Crimean War between France - the United Kingdom - the Ottoman Empire and Russia
1843
1853
1870s-1890s
1839
6. Wilhelm R
1844
1895
1881
1898
7. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo
1870
1883
1895
1839
8. Peterloo massacre in England.
1894
1868
1833
1819
9. The Soci
1858
1898
1874
1892
10. Russo-Persian War.
1881
1820
1801
1804-1813
11. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.
1824
1881
1820
1876
12. Chilean Civil War.
1891
1865-April 9 - 1865
1801
1897
13. The British Parliament passes the Great Reform Act.
1832
1837
1851
1821
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.
1810
1834
1890
1865-April 9 - 1865
15. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.
1899
1890
1815
1888
16. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand
1816
1876
1860
1837
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.
1889
1864
1820
1865-April 9 - 1865
18. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C
1862
1885
1854
1821
19. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.
1876
1804
1869
1825
20. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.
1817
1868
1876
1819
21. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.
1819
1831
1820
1840
22. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.
1867
1897
1859
1885
23. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.
1829
1876
1801
1898
24. Taiping Rebellion is the bloodiest conflict of the century - leading to the deaths of 20 million people.
1848
1874
1867
1850
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
1803
1830
1876
1873
26. Suez Canal is constructed.
1845
1898
1859
1843
27. November Uprising ends with crushing defeat for Poland in the Battle of Warsaw.
1836
1803
1831
1803
28. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.
1889
1817
1804
1886
29. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain
1895
1883
1892
1879
30. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.
1891
1803
1838
1866
31. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.
1861
1818
1804
1806
32. Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic.
1859
1804
1805
1863
33. The Soci
1801
1870
1874
1893
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
1815
1857
1819
1874
35. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.
1897
1885
1873
1874
36. Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.
1806
1885
1839
1874
37. The cardboard box is invented.
1869
1816
1836
1890
38. Siege of Khartoum
1858
1884
1881
1801
39. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.
1810
1820
1889
1866
40. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds
1898
1876
1825
1880
41. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.
1881
1831
1875
1803
42. World population reaches 1 billion.
1850
1804
1865-April 14 - 1865
1836
43. Uruguayan Civil War
1868
1881
1839
1875
44. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.
1851
1895
1806
1896
45. Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.
1840
1869
1879
1895
46. Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule.
1896
1887
1821
1885
47. The Mexican-American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.
1803
1846
1898
1873
48. Death of Vincent van Gogh.
1876
1853
1801
1890
49. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.
1883
1805
1836
1875
50. First isolation of aluminum.
1825
1834
1860
1803
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