english history

english rise in power

Period: Jun 15, 1700 to Jun 15, 1902

the battle of blenhiem

Jun 15, 1702

The Duke of Marlborough defeats the French at the Battle of Blenheim The British capture Gibraltar

the british also capture Gibraltar

Jun 15, 1702

act of union

Jun 15, 1707

this joins england and scotland.

steam engine

Jun 15, 1712

Newcomen makes steam engines for pumping water out of mines

the begining of the seven year war

Jun 15, 1756

this war was fought over many different terratorys it was mainly between britten and france

the battle of Quebec

Sep 13, 1759

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

Jun 15, 1763

france and spain singned over large amounts of land to englan

battle of bunker hill

Jun 17, 1775

English victory. it was like they lost because so many me were killed.

end of revolutionary war with America.

Jun 15, 1783

the english sign a treaty giving up there 13 colnies in america.

smallpox vacsination

Jun 15, 1796

vaccination against smallpox is invented. this leads to the eratication of the deadly desies.

battle of trafalgar

Oct 21, 1805

english victory. Napoleon never again tried to invade england

the battle of waterloo

Jun 18, 1815

English victory. last battle of the napoleonic wars. after this Napoleon was banished to the island of St. Helena

George the 3rd dies

Jun 15, 1820

george the 3rd the man who ended the seven years war dies and is replaceed by goerge the 4th

first public railway

Jun 15, 1825

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

Oct 11, 1899

English victory. brutaol war english got colonies in south africa