1750-1819

Battle of Waterloo

1815 BCE

At 11.30am, following a huge artillery bombardment - partly negated by Wellington’s position and the wet ground,The Anglo-Allied army had 68,000 men and 156 guns. the French attacked the Allied left centre. They drove back the Dutch-Belgians. it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon’s imperial power forever. there was a lose of over 20,000 men when the war concluded.

Peninsular War

1804 BCE

The war started when the French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807, most Spaniards rejected French rule and fought a bloody war to oust them. The war on the peninsula lasted until the Sixth Coalition in 1814, and is regarded as one of the first wars of national liberation. It is also significant for the emergence of large-scale guerrilla warfare.

Anapa Campaign (1790)

1790 BCE

In March 1790, Russia dispatched a military expedition to conquer the Ottoman fort of Anapa. The fort had a garrison of 15,000 men,led by Battal Hussein Pasha.The Russians were led by General Yuri Bibikov, who had a force of 12,000 men

First Carib War

1772 BCE

Relations between the British and Garifuna broke down in 1769 when a survey party supported by the 32nd Regiment was taken hostage, having crossed into Garifuna land to construct roads. Concerned that further encroachment could lead to an invasion, September of that year the crew of an American ship were massacred when it went aground. Supplied with firearms from the nearby French islands,

The Seven Years War

1756 BCE

The Seven Years War went from 1756 to 1763. it was a global conflict involing most of the Europeangreat powers, fought primarliy in Europe and the Americans, the opposing allience were led by great britian, primarliy supported by Prussia ad France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden and Russia

Battle at Chignecto

1750 BCE

the Battle at Chignecto happend during Father Le Loutres War. John Gorham in command of the rangers and captian John Rous commander of the navy, fought againts the french monarchists at Chignecto. this battle was the first attempt by the british to occupy the head of the Bay of Fundy since the disatouras battle of Grand Pre' three years ealier. The Battle at Chignecto happend on 3 September 1750

Action of 30 September 1780

1780

HMS Pearl was a fifth-rate, 32-gun British Royal Navy frigate of the Niger-class. was under the command of George Montagu was sent out to North America, and on 30 September 1780, soon encountered a frigate off the Bermudas. As Pearl closed Montagu cleared for action and engaged close for two hours, then maintained a running fight for a further two hours and more when the frigate struck

First Barbary War

1803

The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the Barbary Wars, In October 1803, Tripoli's fleet captured USS Philadelphia intact after the frigate ran aground on a reef while patrolling Tripoli harbor. Efforts by the Americans to float the ship while under fire from shore batteries and Tripolitan Naval units failed.

War of the Third Coalition

1805

The War of the Third Coalition (1805-1806) was a major European conflict, the war started from unresolved issues left over from the French Revolutionary Wars.

The Peterloo Massacre

1819

The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. It was the largest ever political gathering of working class people. Eighteen people died and 400–700 were injured when cavalry charged into a crowd of around 60,000 people who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.