AP European History Timeline By johnjmr63 Nov 10, 1799 Napoleon Seizes Power in France Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 1910 Turn of the Century Jul 15, 1801 France Reinstates Catholicism with the Concordat of 1801 Dec 2, 1804 Napoleon is Crowned Emperor Jun 24, 1812 France Invades Russia Oct 16, 1813 Battle of Leipzig Jun 9, 1815 Final Act of the Congress of Vienna is Signed Jun 18, 1815 Battle of Waterloo and Defeat of Napoleon Aug 16, 1819 Peterloo Massacre Sep 20, 1819 Carlsbad Decrees Mar 6, 1821 Greece Revolts Dec 26, 1825 Decembrist Revolution Jul 26, 1830 July Revolution in France Jul 14, 1831 Belgian Independance Jun 7, 1832 British Reform Bill of 1832 Aug 28, 1833 TOC: Abolotion of Slavery in British Colonies Jan 1, 1835 TOC: Great Trek A multi-year, gradual movement with no real start Mar 18, 1839 TOC:First Opium War Jan 1, 1845 Irish Potato Famine Feb 21, 1848 Publication of the Communist Manifesto Mar 15, 1848 Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Mar 18, 1848 Congress of Frankfurt Mar 23, 1848 First War of Italian Independance Begun Dec 2, 1852 Founding of the Second French Empire Oct 23, 1853 Start of the Crimean War May 10, 1857 TOC: Sepoy Rebellion Jun 24, 1859 Battle of Solferino Nov 24, 1859 TOC: On The Origin of Species Written Mar 3, 1861 Russian Emancipation Act Mar 17, 1861 TOC: Crowning of Italian King Apr 10, 1864 Founding of the Second Mexican Empire Jun 18, 1866 TOC: Austro-Prussian War Jan 1, 1869 TOC: The Subjection of Women Published No specific publishing date provided. Nov 17, 1869 TOC: Completion of the Suez Canal Jul 19, 1870 TOC: Franco-Prussian War Sep 4, 1870 Founding of Third French Republic Jan 18, 1871 TOC: Founding of the German Empire Mar 3, 1878 TOC: Treaty of San Stefano Jul 11, 1882 TOC: British Occupation of Egypt Nov 15, 1884 TOC: Berlin Conference Aug 1, 1894 TOC: First Sin-Japanese War Oct 13, 1894 TOC: Dreyfus Affair Aug 29, 1897 First Zionist Congress Sep 18, 1898 TOC: Fashoda Incident Oct 11, 1899 TOC: Second Boer War Nov 4, 1899 TOC: Interpretation of Dreams Published Jun 21, 1900 TOC: Boxer Rebellion Apr 8, 1904 TOC: Entente Cordial Mar 31, 1905 TOC: First Moroccan Crisis May 27, 1905 TOC: Battle of Tsushima Straits Mar 30, 1912 TOC: Treaty of Fez