While the Canadians were expanding...
Following its defeat by Brazil and...
In 1874, gold was discovered in the...
In 1871 Cakobau united Fiji and...
The 1870s saw increasing dissent in...
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-8...
The Russian victory over Turkey...
Through much of the 19th century,...
In February 1879 Chile had seized...
When the War of the Pacific broke...
The 1849 Mexican-American War had...
By the 1870s polar exploration was...