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19th Century Timeline

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1. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.






2. The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation.






3. 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.






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






5. Slavery banned in Brazil.






6. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.






7. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London






8. Carlist Wars in Spain.






9. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo






10. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.






11. Death of Vincent van Gogh.






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






13. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.






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






15. 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.






16. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world






17. Wilhelm R






18. 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






19. Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.






20. Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Taufa?ahau (King George Tupou I)






21. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.






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






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






24. The Wahhabis of theFirst Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina.






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






26. Thomas Edison invents the phonograph






27. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.






28. Famine in Finland.






29. Thomas Edison invents the phonograph






30. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest






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






32. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






33. Missouri Compromise






34. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance






35. First commercial film release by Jean Aim






36. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






37. Uruguayan Civil War






38. Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to theAtlantic Ocean.






39. The German Customs Union is formed.






40. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines






41. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






42. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park - is created.






43. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






44. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.






45. The Communist Manifesto published.






46. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand






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






48. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






49. 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.






50. Independence of Chile







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