Category: February

the Arctic 1825

Anglo-Russian Convention

Britain and the United States followed their...

Europe 1831

November Uprising in Poland

When revolutions broke out in France and...

Europe 1832

First Egyptian-Ottoman War

In return for assisting the Ottoman Empire in...

Australasia 1840

Treaty of Waitangi

In the late 1830s European land purchases in...

Australasia 1846

Colony of North Australia

The 1830s and 1840s saw the phasing out of...

North America 1848

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The fall of Mexico City spelled the end of the...

Europe 1848

Year of Revolution Begins

By 1848, Europe was already experiencing...

North America 1849

California Gold Rush

Just days before the signing of the Treaty of...

North America 1861

Confederate States of America

The secession of South Carolina prompted the...

South America 1894

Brazilian Naval Rebellion

The overthrow of the Empire of Brazil in 1889...

Asia Pacific 1897

Philippine Revolution

Over the 19th century, increasing access to...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1903

Pacification of Northern Nigeria

The 1899 Anglo-French agreement assigned...

Northern Eurasia 1904

Outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War

Russia’s tightening influence in...

Asia Pacific 1904

Attack on Port Arthur

The 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance freed Japan...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1906

Conquest of the Sahara

The first French military expeditions crossed...