Art Timeline By emily,haylee,sarah,tasia Jan 1, 1849 France 1st Postage Stamp, "Ceres" is issued. Apr 15, 1850 Angers Bridge collapsed May 16, 1850 French battleship, Le Napoleon is launced. Jan 14, 1852 French Constitution of 1852 is enacted. Nov 21, 1852 New French Empire confirmed by referendum Mar 27, 1854 Crimean War begins Mar 28, 1854 France declares war on Russia Aug 16, 1854 Russian troops in the island of Bomarsund in aland surrended to french bristish troops Aug 18, 1854 Siege of pehroparlovsk by Anglo French naval forces begins Jan 1, 1855 Theodore Rousseau Aug 16, 1855 Battle of Chernayna river Sep 7, 1855 battle of malakeoff Sep 11, 1855 siege of sevastopol ends Oct 17, 1855 battle of kinburn Jan 6, 1862 Beginning of the French intervention in Mexico May 5, 1862 Battle of Puebla Apr 10, 1864 treaty of miramar May 31, 1866 Withdrawal of French forces Jul 26, 1866 French evacuate Monterrey Aug 5, 1866 French evacuate Saltillo Jan 13, 1867 french military mission Jun 7, 1867 adolphe duglere prepares the 3 emperors dinner Jan 1, 1870 Pierre-Auguste Renoir Apr 20, 1870 constitutional referendum Jan 1, 1873 Claude Monet May 1, 1878 Exposition Universelle opened in Paris Nov 10, 1878 Exposition Universelle closed Jan 1, 1887 Edward Germain Hilaire Degas Feb 23, 1887 French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake Jan 2, 1890 Steamship Persia wrecked off Corsica Oct 4, 1890 First Franco- Dahomean War ends in French victory