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english rise in power
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the battle of blenhiem
The Duke of Marlborough defeats the French at the Battle of Blenheim The British capture Gibraltar -
the british also capture Gibraltar
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act of union
this joins england and scotland. -
steam engine
Newcomen makes steam engines for pumping water out of mines -
the begining of the seven year war
this war was fought over many different terratorys it was mainly between britten and france -
the battle of Quebec
english victory. beat back the french with two vollys. was the turning point of the Seven year war. -
the end of the Seven year war
france and spain singned over large amounts of land to englan -
battle of bunker hill
English victory. it was like they lost because so many me were killed. -
end of revolutionary war with America.
the english sign a treaty giving up there 13 colnies in america. -
smallpox vacsination
vaccination against smallpox is invented. this leads to the eratication of the deadly desies. -
battle of trafalgar
english victory. Napoleon never again tried to invade england -
the battle of waterloo
English victory. last battle of the napoleonic wars. after this Napoleon was banished to the island of St. Helena -
George the 3rd dies
george the 3rd the man who ended the seven years war dies and is replaceed by goerge the 4th -
first public railway
the worldws first public railway makes it eassier form people and gods to be transported around. named the The Stockton and Darlington railway -
the boer war
English victory. brutaol war english got colonies in south africa