April 26 in History

ends   1982

British retake South Georgia

  1964

Tanganyika unites with Zanzibar

starts   1936

Italians capture Addis Ababa

ends   1860

Spain defeats Morocco in territorial dispute

  1860

Morocco grants Spain concessions in return for peace

  1859

Austria declares war on Sardinia

starts   1849

Austria overruns Tuscany in support of Grand Duke

ends   1831

Central Italy in revolt against Austrian domination

  1828

Russia declares war on Ottoman Empire

  1814

Genoa proclaims independence

starts   1810

French besiege and capture Ciudad Rodrigo

starts   433

Aetius returns to Italy with Hunnic support*

  299

Persia cedes large areas to Rome and Armenia*

starts   238

Civil unrest destroys much of Rome*

starts   236

Romans defeat tribes around Dacia*

ends   179

Romans crush Cotini and Quadi*

starts   179

Romans devastate Marcomanni and Naristi*

starts   142

Antoninus Pius extends frontier of Britain*

starts   17

Arminius defeats Maroboduus’ Marcomanni*