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Napoleonic Wars
Third Coalition of Austria and Prussia created, British destroy combined French and Spanish navies, Battle of Austerlitz, Peninsular Campaign -
Meet with Congress of Vienna
The Quadruple Alliance meets to decide new European borders from 1814-1815 -
Nappy's Defeat at Waterloo
Napoleon final major defeat against Seventh Coalition -
Greek Independance
A war began in 1821 for Greek independance, it ended and Greece was acknowledged as independant May, 1832 -
Liverpool - Manchester Railway
A railway was opened to the public in 1830 connecting Liverpool to Manchester -
Victoria's Reign
Upon the death of her Father, William IV who had no other children, Victoria was Queen'd until death and in 1876 she gained the aditional title of Empress -
Irish Potato Famine
The well known Irish potato famine that killed around 25% of the population occured between 1845 and 1852 -
Bessemer Process
In 1847 (?) the Bessemer process was invented to aid metallurgy. -
Brittish Raj
Britains rule over India began in 1847 and lasted until 1858 -
Revolutions of 1848
Series of Republican revolts against European Monarchies -
Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friederich Engels published the Communist Manifesto, a political pamphlet regarding Communism, in 1848 -
Crimean war
A war lasting 3 years that was a loss for Russia against France, the Ottomans, Britain, and Sarginia -
Origin of Species
Charles Darwin officially publishes the Origin of Species, which is considered the foundation of evolution of biology, in 1859 -
Serf impancipation
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Italy's Unification
(vaguely) In February 18, 1861, Italy unified -
Invention of Dynamite
In 1863, Alfred Nobel invented Dynamite, and patented it in 1866. -
Dominion of Canada
Britain gains control of Canada in 1863, 4 years later they grant self-rule to it -
Austria-Hungarian Dual Monarchy
Constitutional union of the Austrian and Hungarian Empires in 1867 until 1918 -
Construction of Suez
The French opened the Suez canal in Egypt in the summer of '69 -
Franco-Prussian war
Often referred to as the War of 1870 by the French, the Franco-Prussian War began July 19, 1870 and lasted May 10, 1871, between the Second French Empire and the German Confederation -
German Unification
At the end of the War of 1870, Germany became unified through victory -
Alexandar II's Assassination
Czar Alexandar II of Russia was assassinated in 1881 -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference, outlining the scramble for Africa, regulated European Colonization and trade in Africa -
Dreyfus Convicted of Treason
Beginning in 1894, Alfreyd Dreyfus had controversy spread about him and in 1906 he was convicted of treason for communicating French military secrets and given a Life Sentance